000
FZNT02 KNHC 080237
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE AUG 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 19.0N 87.2W 995 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
08 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN OVER WATER NEAR 20.2N 
91.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 
NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA BETWEEN 90W AND 92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 20.6N 95.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 
90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 
91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 20.0N 
100.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 19.0N 87.2W...NUMEROUS 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 82W AND 
93W. 

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.