000
FZNT02 KNHC 140259
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED AUG 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 16.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.8N 65.3W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
14 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 
NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N62W TO 22N66W TO 21N68W TO 
16N65W TO 17N61W TO 19N60W TO 21N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N59W TO 24N63W TO 22N68W TO 19N68W TO 
15N59W TO 17N58W TO 22N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E TO SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 20.3N 66.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 22.4N 68.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 
NM SE QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N64W TO 26N67W TO 25N70W TO 
23N71W TO 19N67W TO 21N64W TO 24N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N62W TO 27N65W TO 26N70W TO 
23N72W TO 18N68W TO 19N64W TO 23N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 26.3N 68.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 
NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N65W TO 29N68W TO 28N71W TO 
24N71W TO 23N67W TO 26N64W TO 29N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 22 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N64W TO 28N71W TO 30N77W TO 
23N75W TO 20N68W TO 24N62W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 17 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.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73.5W TO 20N74W TO 19.5N75W TO
19.5N74.5W TO 19N74W TO 20N73.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.