000 FZNT02 KNHC 050324 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN AUG 05 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 07. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 15.4N 72.7W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 05 MOVING W OR 285 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 16.1N 78.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 17.0N 82.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 18.5N 86.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 20.5N 89.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 22.0N 92.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 16.1N 33.0W 1001 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 05 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 17.0N 37.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRLCE WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 18.0N 42.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 19.3N 49.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 21.1N 55.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 23.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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...OVER FORECAST FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE AND AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 19N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FLORENCE WARNINGS... FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 37W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FLORENCE WARNINGS...FROM 15N TO 19N E OF 45W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N80W TO 27N80W TO 23N80W. FROM 27N TO 30N E OF TROUGH TO 77W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC FROM 11N TO 21N BETWEEN 52W AND 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.