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FZNT02 KNHC 081008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED AUG 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED AUG 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM 
   WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.9N 89.0W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
08 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO OVER WATER NEAR 19.2N
93.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 45 NM SE AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 19.1N 95.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE...60 NM SE... 45 NM SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.8N
96.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...30
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO DISSIPATING INLAND
NEAR 18.5N 99.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

FORECAST WINDS NEAR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION
DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO
WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 
270 NM W QUADRANT OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FLORENCE NEAR 18N53W 1011 MB. 
WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W-60W 
FROM 17N TO 25N. FROM 20N TO 24N E OF WAVE TO 56W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W-66W FROM 20N TO 26N. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL LOW NEAR 13N37W 1014 MB. WITHIN 
210 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL LOW NEAR 12N42W 1013 MB. WITHIN 300 
NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.