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FZNT02 KNHC 020255
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC WED JUL 02 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUL 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 04.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR NEAR 27.9N 79.2W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 
02 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR NEAR 29.7N 79.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 
70 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF STORM.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ARTHUR NEAR 32.8N 77.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 70 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ARTHUR NEAR 37.5N 72.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ARTHUR NEAR 43.0N 
64.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ARTHUR NEAR 47.5N 
57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

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 S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.