000
FZNT02 KNHC 202130
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 30.9N 80.0W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC MAY
20 MOVING SW OR 235 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...50 NM NW QUADRANT AND 20 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT S OF 31N.

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 30.8N 79.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...50 NM NW QUADRANT AND 
20 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT S OF 31N.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 31.2N 78.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT S OF 
31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA.
 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WARNINGS...N OF 
30N W OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 29N W OF 
78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ALBERTO WARNINGS...N OF 29N 
W OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO N OF THE AREA NEAR 
34.2N 75.4W. CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

.ATLC S OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 61W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 30N BETWEEN 61W AND 35W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 64W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 60W AND 35W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 62W AND 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 64W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 77W AND 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.