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FZNT02 KNHC 121601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU AUG 12 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 20.9N 74.4W 1013 MB AT 1500 UTC 
AUG 12 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N76W TO 22N76W TO 23N73W TO 
22N72W TO 20N73W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED NEAR 22.8N 78.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 22N77W TO 
23N79W TO 24N79W TO 24N78W TO 24N76W TO 22N77W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 23.8N 79.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 24.8N 81.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N79W TO 24N82W TO 25N82W TO 26N82W TO 
25N79W TO 24N79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED NEAR 27.5N 83.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRED INLAND NEAR 30.5N 85.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED INLAND NEAR 33.5N 
85.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 41W. WITHIN 15N37W TO 14N39W 
TO 15N40W TO 16N40W TO 16N37W TO 15N37W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 48W. WITHIN 
16N44W TO 15N46W TO 16N48W TO 17N46W TO 17N44W TO 16N44W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 55W. WITHIN 
16N53W TO 16N55W TO 17N57W TO 18N54W TO 18N52W TO 16N53W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.