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FZNT02 KNHC 081615
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 19.6N 89.6W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC 
AUG 08 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 
91W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 
90W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 19.7N 
90.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR 
CENTER. FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN 
BANDS FROM 18N TO 23N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 20.3N 93.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 
120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 97W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 20.3N 
97.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
110 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W 
OF LINE FROM 27N95W TO 22N92W TO 19N94W WINDS 20KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS GULF OF 
MEXICO S OF 26N W OF 93W. 
.72 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 10N53W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 16N51W 
TO 20N47W. WITHIN 150 NM OF 19N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N61W TO 
21N58W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N AND W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF 14N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.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.

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.