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FZNT02 KNHC 082123
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE AUG 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 20.2N 90.3W 1001 MB AT 2100 
UTC AUG 08 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM 
NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 240 NM NE 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 
86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 20.6N 94.0W.
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 120 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 20.4N 
98.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 26N W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.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.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 
73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.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.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.