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FZNT02 KNHC 161554
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 UTC FRI AUG 16 2013
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 16.9N 32.1W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC 
AUG 16 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM 
SE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 19.1N 36.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 60 
NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 22N E OF 40W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 23N E OF 
41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 20.2N 40.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 
60 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 36W AND 40W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N 
TO 24N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 21.1N 44.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 23.5N 49.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERIN NEAR 25.5N 52.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 
75W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO E FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 21N91W 1009 MB. OVER WATER WITHIN 
60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
21N93W 1008 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
22N95W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.