000
FZNT02 KNHC 021612
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN MAY 02 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 23N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N60W THEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 18N66W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 42W AND 57W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 51W. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT TO 22N E OF 60W AND FROM 19N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT LESS 
THAN 8 FT W OF 60W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 57W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N43W 
THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 18N66W. S OF 22N TO FRONT W OF 60W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 65W. N 
OF 27N E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 21N TO 27N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9  FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 27N35W TO 18N50W. N 
OF 23N W OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 12N T0 18N BETWEEN 67W 
AND 79W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 
AND S COAST OF HAITI. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W AND S OF 19N 
BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND S COAST OF HAITI. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 
9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 29N95W TO 22N98W AND 999 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 21N96W. N OF 21N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 150 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS OF LOW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 26N93W THEN STATIONARY TO 
1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N95W. E OF FRONT TO 85W N OF 21N SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 
23N93W. 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 SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.