000
FZNT02 KNHC 300306
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON AUG 30 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EARL NEAR 17.9N 61.1W 971 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 30 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 19.6N 64.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE...120 SE 
AND NW...AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 22.8N 68.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 M NE...150 NM 
SE AND NW...AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 27.5N 71.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 34.0N 72.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 40.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

..SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE DANIELLE N OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 25N 
W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N FROM 37W TO 66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED W AND N SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
PARAGRAPH BELOW...N OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH BELOW BELOW...N 
OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND W SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...WITHIN 320 NM NE... 
240 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 43W AND 63W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MERGING SE AND N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM 
NE...270 NM SE...210 NM SW...AND 330 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 52W AND 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
N AND 270 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES CENTER AT 13.8N42W 1007 MB. FROM 13N TO 20N E OF 
43N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14.5N48W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
16N56W 1006 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 58W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.