000 FZNT02 KNHC 150300 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 0430 UTC MON SEP 15 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 17. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 26.2N 53.3W 982 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N BETWEEN 46W AND 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 28.6N 56.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N BETWEEN 49W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 32.4N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 160 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 48W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 37.4N 51.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EDOUARD NEAR 41.2N 42.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EDOUARD NEAR 41.2N 36.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 ALONG 40W S OF 20N. FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W S OF 20N. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W S OF 20N. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W S OF 20N. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.