000 FZNT02 KNHC 230945 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC THU AUG 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 15.3N 64.0W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 23 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 16.9N 68.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 390 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 17.8N 71.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 19.1N 73.4W. 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 WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ISAAC INLAND NEAR 21.8N 77.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC OVER WATER NEAR 24.4N 80.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ISAAC NEAR 27.4N 83.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN NEAR 14.5N 40.6W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 23 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 16.2N 45.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 18.8N 50.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT... 30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 22.0N 57.0W. 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 27.0N 63.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TEN NEAR 31.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 570 NM N SEMICIRCLE...420 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ISAAC WARNINGS...WITHIN 540 NM N SEMICIRCLE...EXCEPT FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W... 480 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ISAAC WARNINGS...WITHIN 450 NM N SEMICIRCLE...EXCEPT W OF 75W...300 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TEN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TEN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TEN WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.