000
FZNT02 KNHC 082148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI MAY 08 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL...MAINLY W OF 55W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.