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FZNT02 KNHC 111001
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAY 11 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAY 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 40W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 48W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 25N80W. N OF 28N WITHIN 420 NM E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 23N75W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 25N73W. FROM 26N TO 30N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 
82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 24N90W TO 20N91W. FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 
TROUGH TO 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 23N88W TO 19N92W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.