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FZNT02 KNHC 092139
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.1N 95.2W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
09 MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW 
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 18 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 18.0N
96.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 17.5N 
99.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ERNESTO NEAR 17.5N
101.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

...ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN NEAR 13.7N 43.8W 1010 MB AT 2100 UTC
AUG 09 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 13.5N 50.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 13.8N 57.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 14.6N 64.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 15.5N 70.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 16.5N 77.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

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 23N W 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
..30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 26N62W TO 20N65W. FROM 20N TO 24N 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 27N66W TO 22N70W. FROM 23N 
TO 28N WITHIN 120 NM SE OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE BECOME DIFFUSE. WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN T.D. SEVEN WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W  E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG 17N OFF COAST OF HISPANIOLA.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E 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 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.