000
FZNT02 KNHC 130300
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE AUG 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 16.0N 59.6W 1009 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
13 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 22 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 70 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N56W TO 21N60W TO 18N63W TO 16N61W 
TO 15N59W TO 18N58W TO 20N56W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N52W TO 22N58W TO 21N63W TO 19N63W TO
18N57W TO 14N55W TO 19N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 17.7N 64.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM NE AND 210 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N62W TO 22N66W TO 20N67W TO 19N66W 
TO 15N64W TO 16N60W TO 21N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 21N58W TO 24N62W TO 21N68W TO 17N65W TO 15N58W TO 
21N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 21.7N 67.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
210 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 23N64W TO 25N65W TO 25N69W TO 23N70W TO 21N69W TO 20N65W 
TO 23N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N64W TO 26N69W TO 22N72W TO 20N71W TO 
19N63W TO 21N62W TO 27N64W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE 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 13N73W TO 13N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N72W TO 13N73W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.