000
FZNT02 KNHC 180355
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N80W. NW OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N79W TO 28N79W TO NEW LOW 
PRES 27N75W 1006 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 22N79W. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 31N53W 1007 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 21N60W. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 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 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W 
OF TROUGH TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 60W AND E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N53W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 
23N56W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 42W AND 48W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N55W 1014 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNING...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N W OF 
68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 
26N BETWEEN 70W 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 16N 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 23N77W 1009 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 30N85W TO 20N96W. 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 21N87W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 24N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 96W 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.