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FZNT02 KNHC 032218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAY 03 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 23N60W THEN WEAK FRONT TO 22N70W. N 
OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT AND NE OF LINE 
27N62W TO 31N69W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N 
WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 31N50W 1008 MB WITH COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 24N50W TO 20N62W. DEVELOPING SECONDARY 
FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 26N50W. N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONTS S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 52W AND 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 31N51W 1009 MB WITH 
OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 28N46W TO 26N47W. WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 58W 
AND 63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 27N82W. N OF 28N NW 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 28N74W TO 26N80W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W AND FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 79W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE  
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N88.5W TO 18N94W. S OF 24N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 
21N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 24N95W TO 19N94W. S OF 
23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 26N80W TO 24N94W 
TO 20N95W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.