000
FZNT02 KNHC 120947
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAY 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 28N E OF 40W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 28N70W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 26N75W. WITHIN 120 NM W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 28N58W THEN DISSIPATING 
TO 26N65W. FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK STATIONARY FRONT 31N55W TO 27N56W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FRO 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 89W AND 95W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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.