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FZNT02 KNHC 172228
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N80W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N78W TO 27N78W TO NEW LOW 
PRES 26N75W 1007 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 23N79W. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 31N53W 1006 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 16N61W. WITHIN 
240 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM W OF LOW N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 75W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N53W 1010 MB WITH 
TROUGH SW TO 16N61W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 40W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 75W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 30N53W 1012 MB. N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 42W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N55W 1016 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N80W TO 29N81W. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...S OF 27N E OF 
BAHAMAS TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 
26N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES.  
 
.CARIBBEAN TROUGH N OF 15N ALONG 75W. WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH E 
TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRES NEAR 21N79W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 22N96W. N OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 84W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 22N87W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 25N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 97W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.