000 FZNT02 KNHC 310301 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE AUG 31 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE AUG 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 02. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EARL NEAR 19.9N 65.8W 938 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 31 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...175 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...200 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO XX FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 22.6N 69.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 125 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE...180 NM SE AND NW...AND 120 NM SW WITH SEAS TO 50 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 26.9N 73.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 180 S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 48 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 32.5N 75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 38.5N 70.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 46.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 15.1N 50.8W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 31 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO XX FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 16.9N 57.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 20.5N 63.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 25.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 28.0N 69.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 29.0N 69.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ..SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...WITHIN 500 NM NW AND 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT AND GREATER. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 18N E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF N...W AND SE SWELL. S OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 400 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT AND GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 57W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF NE...N AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 400 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 70W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 450 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.