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FZNT02 KNHC 262212
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                               
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER                                 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 26.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 27.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 28.8N 71.4W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 26 
MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 
NM SW SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE...240 
NM SW 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 SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 
60 NM OF LINE FROM 30N67W TO 22N73W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 32.9N 70.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN      
420 NM SE AND WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM SE AND WITHIN 150 
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N BETWEEN 59W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 38.0N 62.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER LIFT N 
OF 31N. FROM 29N TO 31N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 
45.5N 47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 
52.5N 35.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 
60.0N 26.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 51W. FROM 15N TO 18N 
WITHIN 240 NM W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 12N TO 20N ALONG 55W. FROM 
14N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W 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 58W. FROM 
15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 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 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.