000 FZNT02 KNHC 221541 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED AUG 22 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 15.9N 59.3W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 16.8N 64.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 17.8N 70.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 19.5N 74.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 22.5N 78.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 25.5N 81.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 12.4N 36.3W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 14.3N 40.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 16.2N 46.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 18.5N 52.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 21.8N 58.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 26.0N 64.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN AND ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ISAAC WARNINGS...WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N BETWEEN 51W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 69W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WARNINGS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRLCE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WARNINGS WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.