000
FZNT02 KNHC 120239
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL      
0430 UTC TUE MAY 12 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAY 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 
78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 
66W AND 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA 
FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 75.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
S OF 13N BETWEEN 66W AND 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 17N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 
82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
FROM 17N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 
82.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 82.5W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N35W TO 19N46W TO 21.5N55W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 42W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS TO MERGE AS 
DESCRIBED BELOW. 

.ATLC S OF 18N W OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 22.5N35W TO 24N52W TO 19N61.5W 
TO 10N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE ATLC APPROACH 
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73.5W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74.5W...INCLUDING THE 
ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73.5W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 73.5W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 91.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 
93.5W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 92W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 92.5W NE  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.