000
FZNT02 KNHC 191538
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAY 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAY 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 21.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT 31N77W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W. E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 26N W OF 69W 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 25N E OF 85W 
AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 26N E OF 90W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.