000 FZNT02 KNHC 151446 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 1630 UTC MON SEP 15 2014 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 17. ...HURRICANE WARNING... ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 27.3N 55.5W 966 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 15 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NE AND WITHIN 18 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 31N49W TO 25N48W TO 21N55W TO 27N64W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 30.5N 57.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE...WITHIN 270 NM SE AND NW...AND WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE AND WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF FORECAST WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N66W TO 31N49W TO 22N56W TO 22N63W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 35.4N 54.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE...170 NM SE...150 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 50W. AND 57W. ELSEWHERE FORECAST WATERS WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N59W TO 31N48W TO 28N55W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 40.0N 45.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EDOUARD NEAR 40.5N 38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EDOUARD NEAR 40.0N 34.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.