000
FZNT02 KNHC 100247
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI AUG 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.1N 96.7W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 10 
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO INLAND NEAR 17.8N
98.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ...DISSIPATED.

...ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN NEAR 13.7N 45.5W 1009 MB AT 0300 UTC
AUG 10 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 13.6N 51.7W. 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 14.1N 58.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
50 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 14.9N 65.5W. 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 16.0N 71.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 17.0N 78.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 26N63W TO 20N68W. FROM 21N TO 25N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE DIFFUSE FROM 27N67W TO 22N71W. 
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. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
21N BETWEEN 47W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 270 NM N 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 
21N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 TO 9 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 80W 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.