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FZNT02 KNHC 201545
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAY 20 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N AND W OF 96W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N AND W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST BETWEEN CORPUS 
CHRISTI TEXAS AND MATAGORDA TEXAS SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 
AND W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 21N TO 
23.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT N OF 25N AND W OF 93W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N AND W OF 91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 30N68W TO LOW PRES 1015 MB NEAR 26.5N68.5W TO 
21N70W. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30N65W TO 28N69W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB...POSSIBLE 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 30.5N69W TO 28N67W TO 25N70W TO 21N75W. 
WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...1013 MB N OF AREA NEAR 32N68.5W TO 27N67W TO 23N70W 
TO 20N71W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 13N71W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 
76W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT NEAR 13N75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.GULF OF MEXICO AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY 3 
TO 5 NM W OF LINE FROM 18N93W TO 21N93W TO 25N96W.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.