000
FZNT02 KNHC 090304
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 20.3N 91.3W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
09 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE...60 NM 
SE...0 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 20.4N 95.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM NE...110 NM SE...70 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM N AND 105 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 210 NM S OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 20.0N 
97.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 19.5N 
99.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.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 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 
73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.