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FZNT02 KNHC 161606
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL    
1630 UTC TUE SEP 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE SEP 16.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED SEP 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 18.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE EDOUARD NEAR 31.1N 57.8W 955 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 16 
MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 130 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...250 NM SW QUADRANT AND 220 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM 
NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N66W TO 25N68W TO 
20N65W TO 26N50W TO 31N49W TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.7N 
54.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM S SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...WITHIN 330 NM SE AND 270 NM SW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM 
SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF FORECAST WATERS BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 
26N58W TO 26N51W TO 31N48W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EDOUARD WELL N OF AREA NEAR 40.3N 
45.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N SEMICIRCLE...160 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
180 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER LIFT N OF AREA. N OF 
30N BETWEEN 43W AND 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD N OF AREA NEAR 41.0N 
38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EDOUARD NEAR 40.0N 35.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EDOUARD NEAR 38.0N 32.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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 FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 49W AND 51W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 30N E OF 43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.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.