000
FZNT02 KNHC 210302
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 30.5N 80.1W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY
21 MOVING S OR 180 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE
QUADRANT...20 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW 
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 17 FT S OF 31N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 31.5N 77.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 
NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT S OF 31N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 35.5N 72.2W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 
31N. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ALBERTO NEAR 39.0N
66.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ALBERTO WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

.ATLC N OF 19N BETWEEN 72W AND 64W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 64W AND 35W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 64W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 62W AND 35W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 63W AND 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 76W AND 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.