000 FZNT02 KNHC 061511 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON AUG 06 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON AUG 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 08. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 15.8N 80.5W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 06 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 16.8N 84.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO ON THE COAST NEAR 18.2N 88.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 85W WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 19.0N 92.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 19.0N 95.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 19.0N 98.0W. 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. .POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FLORENCE NEAR 16.4N 40.2W 1009 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 06 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 16.9N 46.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 18.5N 54.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 21.1N 60.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 24.2N 66.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 69W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 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 70W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNING...OVER CARIBBEAN FORECAST WATERS FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 84W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N YUCATAN CHANNEL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.