000
FZNT02 KNHC 212111
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 30.5N 77.9W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC MAY
21 MOVING E OR 080 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 20 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT NEAR THE CENTER.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO NEAR 33.4N 74.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL ALBERTO NEAR 37.5N 
69.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.  
.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN ALBERTO WARNING...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 120 NM OF ALBERTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

.ATLC N OF 25N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 27N BETWEEN 64W AND 35W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N BETWEEN 61W AND 45W AND FROM 12N TO 
20N BETWEEN 45W AND 35W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 61W AND 48W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH N TO S ALONG 85W. N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W 
AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY TROUGH 22N82W TO 16N86W. N OF 15N E 
OF 82W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 
76W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.