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FZNT02 KNHC 261445
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER                                 
1630 UTC TUE AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 27.2N 71.7W 988 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 26 
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE 
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 
NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 61W AND 80W AND 
NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 30N67W TO 22N73W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 31.9N 70.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SE 
QUADRANTS. OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 
SE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM SE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 59W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 36.4N 65.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM NE...180 NM SE...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 31N. FROM 29N TO 31N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 43.0N 51.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW CRISTOBAL NEAR 50.0N 37.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW CRISTOBAL NEAR 58.0N 26.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N TO 20N ALONG 47W. FROM 15N TO 18N
WITHIN 240 NM W OF WAVE AXIS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 43W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N TO 20N ALONG 53W. FROM 14N 
TO 19N BETWEEN
50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N TO 20N ALONG 57W. FROM 
15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.