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FZNT02 KNHC 170951
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.3N 64.8W 972 MB AT
0900 UTC AUG 17 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 
NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 285 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 31N59W TO 30N63W TO 31N69W TO 29N65W TO 26N64W TO 28N60W 
TO 31N59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 31N56W TO 29N66W TO 31N75W TO 28N73W TO 26N63W TO 29N56W 
TO 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF THE AREA NEAR 34.6N 
63.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N66W TO 30N64W TO 30N59W TO 31N57W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N57W TO 30N64W TO 31N67W TO 31N74W TO 27N70W TO 27N62W TO 
31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO FAR N OF THE AREA NEAR 39.8N
61.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. OVER FORECAST
WATERS CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

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 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 13N70W TO 13N71W TO
11N71W TO 11N68W TO 12N68W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 13N72W TO 12N72W TO 11N71W 
TO 12N69W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.