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FZNT02 KNHC 070846
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON AUG 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON AUG 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 09.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 17.1N 84.2W 1005 MB AT 0900 UTC 
AUG 07 MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE
AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 
NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 19.0N 
88.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 14 FT. CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO
23N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS FROM
16N TO 23N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN OVER WATER NEAR 20.4N 
92.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N AND 30 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE GULF OF MEXICO FROM 19N
TO 24N BETWEEN 89W AND 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT WITH 
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N
BETWEEN 85W AND 95W.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 21.0N 96.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANKLIN NEAR 21.1N 
100.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 19N41W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N43W 1012 MB
TO 07N46W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 16N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N50W TO 11N53W AND LOW 
PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 120 NM OF 17N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N58W TO 11N61W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.