000 FZNT02 KNHC 040301 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SAT AUG 04 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT AUG 04 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 05 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 06 .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 13.9N 65.6W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 04 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 14.7N 71.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 16.1N 77.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 17.5N 82.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 19.5N 85.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 22.0N 88.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX NEAR 13.8N 27.8W 1009 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 04 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 15.1N 31.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 15 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 15.4N 34.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 15.6N 36.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX NEAR 16.2N 41.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SIX NEAR 16.5N 47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW SIX NEAR 16.5N 53.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM SIX WARNINGS...FROM 14N TO 16N E OF 36W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM SIX WARNINGS ...FROM 15N TO 17N E OF 39W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N76W TO 1014 MB LOW AT 25N79W TO 23N81W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH AND LOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N79W TO 23N82W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. .ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 57W AND 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 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. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.