000
FZNT02 KNHC 150257
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 23.0N 68.9W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 15
MOVING NNW OR 330 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND
165 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE 24N65W TO 
26N67W TO 25N71W TO 23N71W TO 20N68W TO 20N65W TO 24N65W WINDS 
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 25N64W TO 27N68W TO 26N71W TO 20N72W TO 19N67W TO 21N63W 
TO 25N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 26.8N 68.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NE QUADRANT...200 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 300 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N64W TO 
30N67W TO 28N72W TO 24N70W TO 24N67W TO 26N64W TO 28N64W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 31N66W TO 28N72W TO 31N75W TO 28N77W TO 22N68W TO 
25N63W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 30.5N 66.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 140 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...270 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N70W TO 26N67W TO 26N64W TO 27N62W TO 31N60W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N59W TO 28N67W TO 30N70W TO 31N80W TO 
24N68W TO 25N62W TO 31N59W 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.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 14N69W TO 14N70W TO
12N70W TO 12N68W TO 13N69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 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.