000
FZNT02 KNHC 090414
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.8N 91.8W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
09 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 18.7N 93.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND 50 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.3N
95.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 
100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 17.9N 
96.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO DISSIPATING INLAND
NEAR 17.6N 98.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. 
.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 ERNESTO WARNING...S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ERNESTO WARNING...S OF 24N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 23N W OF 
89W 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 17N60W TO 24N56W. FROM 19N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 59W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W-65WW FROM 19N TO 25N. 
FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 59W AND 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W-69W FROM 21N TO 28N. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N38.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 270 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 270 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14.5N52W 1008 MB. WITHIN 270 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 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG 17N OFF COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS TO 10 
FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.