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FZNT02 KNHC 241541
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER                                 
1630 UTC SUN AUG 24 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 23.6N 73.1W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC 
AUG 24 MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE 
AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 24.9N 73.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 70 NM NE AND 30 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 100 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 26.6N 74.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS AND 120 NM NE AND SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
BOUND BY 31N72W TO 27N68W TO 23N73.5W TO 27N79W TO 31N80W TO 
31N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL E 
OF 74W AND NE SWELL W OF 74W. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 29.3N 74.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 32.2N 73.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 35.0N 67.3W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

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. 

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN THE 
WARNING SECTION. 

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 46W FROM 10N TO 20N 
MOVING W 20 KT. FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 49W FROM 10N TO 20N. FROM 
12N TO 17N BETWEEN 43W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.