000
FZNT02 KNHC 310341
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 31 2006
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 7N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 31
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 01
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 02

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO AT 28.7N 80.6W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 
31 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 12 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 
GUSTS 45 KT.  SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM NEAR 30.8N 79.8W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
100 NM NE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANTS.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM NEAR 33.5N 79.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 
100 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 35.9N 
78.3W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO EXTRATROPICAL 
INLAND NEAR 37.9N 78.2W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO EXTRATROPICAL 
INLAND NEAR 43.0N 79.5W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE  WIND TO 33 
KT  SEAS 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND 75 SE QUADRANTS OF CENTER  WIND TO 33 KT  SEAS TO 
12 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N W OF 75W  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 13 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES 17N47W 1011 MB MOVING W 10 KT.  WITHIN 300 NM
NE QUADRANT  E WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES DISSIPATED.  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W 
E TO SE WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W
E WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 27N E OF 83W  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER