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FZNT02 KNHC 160954
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI AUG 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 28.1N 67.0W 968 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 16
MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...230 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 29N66W TO 30N73W TO 29N73W 
TO 23N68W TO 25N62W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N79W TO 27N79W TO 21N72W TO
23N66W TO 25N70W TO 31N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 
31.5N 65.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...190 NM SE 
QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT... 
360 NM SW QUADRANT AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N70W TO 26N66W TO 27N61W TO 31N59W 
SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N57W TO 28N67W TO 31N70W TO 31N78W TO 24N74W TO 24N64W TO 
31N57W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF THE AREA NEAR 34.2N 
64.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
130 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N66W
TO 30N64W TO 30N59W TO 31N58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N57W TO 30N64W TO 31N67W TO 31N74W 
TO 29N72W TO 27N64W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
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 13N70W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 12N69W
TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W 
TO 11N71W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 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 RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.