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FZNT02 KNHC 090838
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED AUG 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED AUG 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN NEAR 20.4N 92.7W 994 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
09 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 40 NM NE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 20.5N 94.4W AT 1800 
UTC AUG 09. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM 
SE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N 
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 240 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 25N BETWEEN 
92W AND 98W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 20.3N 96.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SE AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES 
WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM N AND 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 25N BETWEEN 92W AND 98W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 19.9N 
98.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. FROM 20N TO 
24N W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE 
FROM 19N TO 26N W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 94W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

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 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W...INCLUDING
THE ATLC APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 
77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 
92W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.