000
FZNT02 KNHC 210337
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 29N W OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 25N85W 1007 MB MOVING W 10 KT. N OF 28N E OF 88W NE TO 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND
77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS TO 68W E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 21N65W TO 
25N75W TO 27N80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N BETWEEN 42W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N E OF 44W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 16N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW NEAR 25N85W 1007 MB MOVING W 10 KT. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W AND FROM 24N 
TO 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N84W 1007 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 85W
AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N E OF
85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26.5N87W 1007 MB. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
85W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N 
E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
85W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N90W 1007 MB. N OF 28N E OF 89W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 89W AND
91W AND N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N E OF 85W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.