FZNT02 KNHC 162013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI AUG 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 30.5N 65.7W 969 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 16
MOVING NE OR 035 DEG AT 11 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...270 NM NW QUADRANT AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N73W TO 27N73W TO 24N64W TO 27N61W TO
31N60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N73W TO
31N80W TO 29N80W TO 26N76W TO 26N73W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.1N
64.5W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N70W TO 29N69W TO
28N63W TO 29N58W TO 31N56W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N75W TO 28N73W TO 27N66W TO
27N62W TO 28N66W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N70W TO 29N68W TO 29N59W TO
31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N 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.