000 FZNT02 KNHC 270254 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 0430 UTC WED AUG 27 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED AUG 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 29. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE CRISTOBAL NEAR 30.4N 71.5W 983 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 27 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE ...180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 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 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF CRISTOBAL. .12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N 71.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 31N. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM E SEMICIRCLE ...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 80W...AND NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL N OF AREA NEAR 34.3N 69.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 33 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W 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 WELL N OF AREA NEAR 39.5N 60.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 47.5N 45.5W. 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 54.0N 33.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL CRISTOBAL NEAR 62.0N 23.0W. 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 52W. 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 19N BETWEEN 56W 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 59W. FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 56W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.