000
FZNT02 KNHC 130850
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE AUG 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 16.2N 61.3W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
13 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N57W TO 22N61W TO 19N64W TO 17N62W 
TO 13N59W TO 14N58W TO 21N57W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N53W TO 23N60W TO 20N65W TO 20N58W TO
14N58W TO 18N53W TO 20N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.7N 65.7W. 
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...180 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N61W TO 23N67W TO 21N69W TO 
19N66W TO 16N65W TO 19N61W TO 22N61W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N58W TO 24N60W TO 25N64W TO 22N70W TO 
16N65W TO 15N60W TO 21N58W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 23.0N 68.3W. 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 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 25N64W TO 27N66W TO 25N71W TO 21N70W TO 20N65W TO 22N64W 
TO 25N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N63W TO 28N66W TO 27N71W TO 23N73W TO 
19N68W TO 21N63W TO 25N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 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.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.