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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAY 25 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

UPDATED FOR CONFIRMATION OF GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR 30N74W

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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N76W TO 23N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W 
SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS SHIFTED N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF TROUGH TO 70W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W. N OF 28N E OF 
TROUGH TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N 
W OF TROUGH TO 79W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO 24N79W. N OF 29N E OF 
TROUGH TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N W OF 
TROUGH TO 79W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
31N79W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 
72W AND 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.ATLC S OF 15N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.

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.FORECASTER GR/SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.