000 FZNT02 KNHC 311608 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC TUE AUG 31 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 02. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EARL AT 21.2N 67.9W 939 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 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 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...440 NM NE QUADRANT AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 24.8N 71.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 120 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 480 NM NE...360 NM SE AND NW AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 30.5N 75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 480 NM NE AND 420 SE QUADRANTS AND 270 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 36.5N 73.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 43.5N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS 100 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 52.5N 57.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS 65 KT. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FIONA AT 15.9N 55.3W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 31 MOVING W-NW OR 285 DEG AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 18.7N 61.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 23.4N 65.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 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 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 27.7N 67.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 31.0N 67.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 34.0N 66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS...WITHIN 510 NM NW AND 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 16N E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF EARL WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 54W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM SE QUADRANT SEMICIRCLE...360 NM SW QUADRANT AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT OF EARL WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 450 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 480 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .ATLC FROM 16N TO 23N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER TH/BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.