000
FZNT02 KNHC 211010
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 29N W OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
10 TO 20 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 26N86W 1006 MB MOVING W 10 KT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 83W 
AND 88W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 
68W FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. S OF 27N W OF 78W SE WINDS TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W FROM 22N TO 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS 
TO 69W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS TO 72W AND FROM 22N TO 
25N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF BAHAMAS TO 76W N OF 27N SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 69W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW NEAR 26N86W 1006 MB MOVING W 10 KT. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT S WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N87W 1006 MB MOVING W 5 KT. N OF 
28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT SE QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N88W 1006 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 
300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 27N89W 1006 MB MOVING W 5 KT. WITHIN 
180 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.