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FZNT02 KNHC 160413
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI AUG 16 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 27.1N 68.1W 968 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 16
MOVING NNE OR 025 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE
QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SE 
QUADRANTS...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N63W TO 28N67W TO 31N69W TO 27N72W TO
24N71W TO 23N65W TO 30N63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N78W TO 23N75W TO 21N68W TO 
23N64W TO 26N72W TO 31N70W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 30.4N 65.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...300 NM SE QUADRANT...330 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 30N65W TO 31N70W TO 30N70W TO 26N66W
TO 27N61W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 30N58W TO 28N69W TO 31N71W TO 31N80W TO 23N74W TO
25N61W TO 30N58W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.5N 
64.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
150 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N67W
TO 29N63W TO 29N61W TO 31N59W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N55W TO 29N65W TO 31N68W TO 31N78W TO 
24N74W TO 23N66W TO 31N55W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

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 WITHIN 14N68W TO 14N70W TO 14N71W TO 11N71W TO 11N68W
TO 12N67W TO 14N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.