000 FZNT02 KNHC 272212 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 2230 UTC WED AUG 27 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED AUG 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 29. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE CRISTOBAL N OF AREA NEAR 32.7N 71.4W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 27 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...190 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT NEAR 32N71W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE CRISTOBAL WELL N OF AREA NEAR 37.3N 63.7W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LIFT N OF AREA. FROM 29N TO 31N BETWEEN 53W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N58W TO 11N63W. N OF 15N WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 58W AND 70W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N67W TO 12N71W. N OF 15N W OF WAVE TO 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 18N72W TO 12N76W. N OF 15N W OF WAVE TO 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E OF WAVE TO 68W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N76W TO 12N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.