000
FZNT02 KNHC 232147
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N54W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1009 MB AT 28N55W 
THEN CONTINUE TO 23N55W.  N OF 27N E OF TROUGH TO 46W  SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 29N55W WITH TROUGH TO 
22N46W.  N OF 27N E OF LOW PRES AND TROUGH TO 44W  E TO SE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF TROUGH 
TO 40W  SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 29N60W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH TO 
25N40W.  N OF LINE TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF TROUGH  SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE W 
OF 91W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N W OF 93W  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 
FT.  WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN 
SMOKE W OF 91W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.