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FZNT02 KNHC 082239 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED AUG 8 2012

CORRECTED FOR ATLC LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 08
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 09
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 10

.WARNINGS.

....TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.9N 91.5W 995 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
08 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...100 
NM SE...50 NM SW AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO ON THE COAST NEAR 18.5N
95.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE AND 50 
NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.0N 
98.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 23N BETWEEN 
88W AND 94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 23N W OF 
91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 23N55W TO 17N59W. FROM 18N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 53W AND 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W FROM 19N TO 25N. FROM 
21N TO 25N BETWEEN 59W AND 63WW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W FROM 21N TO 28N. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 14N38W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1009 MB 
NEAR 14N44W. WITHIN 210 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N51W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 47W AND 53W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN S OF 22N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.