000
FZNT02 KNHC 211004
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 30.4N 79.7W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY
21 MOVING SSE OR 150 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 50 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 
NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT S OF 31N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 31.8N 76.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 11 FT S OF 31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO NEAR 35.5N 71.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT S 
OF 31N.
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ALBERTO WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

.ATLC N OF 20N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 67W SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 75W 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 BETWEEN 64W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.