000 FZNT02 KNHC 032032 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED AUG 03 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED AUG 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 05. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN HURRICANE WARNING... ...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 17.1N 86.0W 990 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 03 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF LINE FROM 20N83W TO 11N78W. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 17.5N 87.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM WITHIN 150 NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND OVER WATERS W OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN S OF 21N W OF 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR 18.0N 90.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INLAND NEAR CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE INLAND WITHIN 30 NM OVER NE QUADRANT. CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.2N 92.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INLAND NEAR CENTER. CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL. GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL OVER WATER NEAR 18.5N 94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.5N 97.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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 FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W WINDS KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.