000 FZNT02 KNHC 052218 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN AUG 05 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 07. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 15.3N 78.6W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 05 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 16.0N 82.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 17.5N 86.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM NW QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 19.0N 90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 20.5N 94.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 21.5N 97.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 16.3N 36.7W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 05 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 16.7N 41.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 17.8N 47.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 19.5N 54.5W. 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 FLORENCE NEAR 21.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 24.5N 66.0W. 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. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 67W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FLORENCE WARNINGS...FROM 15N TO 19N E OF 38W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FLORENCE WARNINGS...FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 43W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FLORENCE WARNINGS FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 F .ATLC FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E TOM SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 68W. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.