000
FZNT02 KNHC 301008
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON AUG 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED SEP 01.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EARL NEAR 18.3N 62.4W 969 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 30
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 31 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 20.3N 66.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 330 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 24.0N 69.6W. 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 330 NM NE...210 NM 
SE...AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 29.5N 73.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 35.5N 72.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 42.0N 65.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

..SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 37W AND 66W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
PARAGRAPH BELOW...N OF 26N 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 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND W SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 76W 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 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING N AND SE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
OF EARLY...EXCEPT 420 NM NE QUADRANT 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
NW AND 480 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 14N42W 1007 MB MOVING W AT 15 KT. FROM 14N TO 20N 
E OF 43N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N50W
1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16N56W 
1006 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 27N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.