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FZNT02 KNHC 070255
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON AUG 7 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG  9.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 16.4N 83.0W 1006 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 07 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF
CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 19N84W TO 19N76W TO 14N76W TO 14N84W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND BETWEEN CUBA AND 
JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 18.5N 87.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 22N88W TO 22N83W TO 17N83W TO 17N88W TO 22N88W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF HONDURAS AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR
20.2N 91.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
24N93W TO 24N88W TO 20N88W TO 20N93W TO 24N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 20.9N 95.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 21.0N 
99.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N39W TO LOW PRES NEAR 12N43W 1012 MB
TO 07N45W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N43W TO 17N40W TO 14N40W TO 
14N43W TO 17N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N49W TO 08N50W. LOW PRES
DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N50W TO 18N44W TO 15N44W TO
15N50W TO 18N50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 18N53W TO 09N54W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 19N60W TO 19N54W TO 16N54W TO 16N60W TO 19N60W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC MOM AUG 07...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM
15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W.

.TROPICAL WAVE FROM 21N58W TO 10N62W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
17N TO 20N BETWEEN 58W AND 60W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.