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FZNT02 KNHC 241604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 16.1N 39.4W 999 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
24 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE
QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 19.6N 43.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND
40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM ALL OTHER QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 24.3N 47.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND
60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 180 NM ALL OTHER QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 30N BETWEEN 43W AND 54W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 27.8N 53.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.5N 55.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 32.2N 56.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...GALE WARNING...

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N62W TO 16N65W WITH LOW PRES NEAR
18N64W 1009 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360
NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW. TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION POSSIBLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
20N70W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
22N73W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 30 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 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 LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.