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FZNT02 KNHC 152050
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 26.1N 68.9W 972 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 15 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS
90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT... 
230 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE
QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N65W TO 29N70W TO 27N73W TO 23N72W 
TO 22N66W TO 24N64W TO 28N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N63W TO 31N69W TO 30N73W TO 23N75W TO
20N68W TO 22N64W TO 27N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 29.5N 66.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N73W TO 25N69W 
TO 24N65W TO 28N61W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N60W TO 28N71W TO 31N73W TO 31N80W TO
24N73W TO 25N62W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF AREA NEAR 32.9N 65.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM 
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER... 
EXCEPT 330 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT N OF AREA. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N70W TO 27N63W TO 28N61W TO 31N59W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N55W TO 29N65W TO 31N70W TO 31N78W TO 27N78W TO 23N64W TO 
31N55W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 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 WITHIN 14N68W TO 15N70W TO 14N71W TO 12N70W TO 12N69W
TO 13N68W TO 14N68W E TO SE 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.