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FZNT02 KNHC 251546
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER                                 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 24.6N 72.7W 993 MB AT 1500 UTC 
AUG 25 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 
KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT.SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NW 
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 71W AND 
BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL NEAR 27.8N 71.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUND BY 31N65W TO 
27N63W TO 22N68W TO 31N77W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF LINE 28N79W TO 23N70W TO 23N65W TO 
30N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 32.2N 69.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
270 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM 
S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA N OF 28N76W TO 26N71W TO 26N65W TO 29N58W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 36.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 
GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 42.7N 50.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 
49.5N 39.0W. 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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 28N81W. N OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
AREA DESCRIBED IN WARNING SECTION.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 39W FROM 10N TO 20N. 
FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 39W AND 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MERGING NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 45W FROM 10N TO 20N. FROM 
12N TO 17N BETWEEN 45W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 50W FROM 10N TO 20N. FROM 
14N TO 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 28N TO 30N BETWEEN 84W AND 
86W. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.