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FZNT02 KNHC 161519
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 29.5N 66.4W 970 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 16
MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 130 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS...AND 300 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N74W TO 27N74W TO 23N70W TO 22N67W TO
27N61W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N80W TO 27N78W TO 23N73W TO 22N68W TO 
27N74W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N 64.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N71W TO 27N69W TO 25N66W TO 27N59W TO 31N56W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N71W TO 
31N78W TO 27N78W TO 24N72W TO 24N66W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF AREA NEAR 35.4N 63.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 170 NM 
SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N66W TO 
29N64W TO 30N60W TO 31N59W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N75W TO 29N72W TO 28N67W
TO 29N60W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO
NE 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.