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FZNT02 KNHC 072148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 09.

.WARNINGS.

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 18.6N 85.9W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
07 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 19.9N 
89.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 
NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS IN THE CARIBBEAN 
FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL. OVER FORECAST WATERS IN GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 
90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BETWEEN 87W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN OVER WATER NEAR 20.5N 
94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 
22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 20.5N 
98.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 21N44W TO LOW PRES NEAR 15N45W 1012 MB 
TO 10N46W. FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N54W TO 13N55W AND LOW 
PRES DISSIPATED. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 54W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N62W TO 11N63W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2145 UTC MON AUG 07...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN CENTERED NEAR 18.6N 85.9W...NUMEROUS 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 80W AND 
91W. 

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.