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FZNT02 KNHC 250328
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER                                 
0430 UTC MON AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 24.8N 73.1W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 25 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 
KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 26.4N 72.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 90 NM E AND 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF 
CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 29.8N 71.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 E AND 90 W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 
FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 25N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 33.5N 69.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 37.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 
44.0N 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 N OF 30N W OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 35W FROM 10N TO 17N. FROM 13N TO 17N 
E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W FROM 10N TO 18N. FROM 
12N TO 17N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W FROM 10N TO 18N. FROM 
13N TO 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.