000 FZNT02 KNHC 230322 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU AUG 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 15.8N 63.0W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 16.9N 68.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 18.6N 72.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ON NORTH COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.5N 77.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 24.0N 80.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 27.0N 83.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 13.8N 39.5W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 23 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 15.4N 44.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 17.6N 49.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 21.0N 55.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 25.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 30.0N 65.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 540 NM N SEMICIRCLE...360 NM SE AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ISAAC WARNINGS...WITHIN 500 NM N SEMICIRCLE...330 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 58W AND 63W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ISAAC WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 62W AND 65W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TEN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TEN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TEN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.