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FZNT02 KNHC 092105
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED AUG 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRANKLIN NEAR 20.1N 94.9W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 09 
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 
24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 105 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANKLIN INLAND NEAR 19.3N 
99.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. FROM 20N TO 
24N W OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 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 TROPICAL WAVE FROM 24N54W TO 10N58W. FROM 19N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 54W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 
76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19.5N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 89W 
AND 91.5W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.