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FZNT02 KNHC 090955
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU AUG 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.7N 93.6W 993 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
09 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM 
SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 17 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.5N 95.2W. 
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 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.0N
96.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 17.7N 
98.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.48 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 23N 
BETWEEN 88W 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 18N62W TO 25N58W. FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 
WAVE TO 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W-66W FROM 19N TO 25N. 
FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 60W AND 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W FROM 23N TO 28N. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 14.5N39W 1010 MB. WITHIN 270 NM N QUADRANT 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N45W 1009 MB. WITHIN 270 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14.5N53W 1008 MB. WITHIN 270 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN S OF 21N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG 17N OFF COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.