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FZNT02 KNHC 041009
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU AUG 04 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 06.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EARL NEAR 17.4N 88.9W 982 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 04
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90
NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM E QUADRANT...AND 90 NM
SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR 17.8N 90.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO
21N BETWEEN 86W AND 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.3N
92.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. CARIBBEAN FROM
17N TO 19N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. GULF OF
MEXICO S OF 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 19.0N
96.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. GULF OF MEXICO
ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 19.5N
99.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 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 FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT. 
.12 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.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.