000
FZNT02 KNHC 031548
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON MAY 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 30N35W TO 20N50W THEN SHEAR AXIS 
TO 18N66W AND COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 29N40W TO 28N52W. N OF 30N W 
OF COLD FRONT TO 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF SHEAR AXIS TO 23N W OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 25N35W TO 20N43W THEN SHEAR 
AXIS TO 18N66W AND DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 29N35W TO 
23N45W. N OF SHEAR AXIS TO 21N W OF 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST BOTH FRONTAL TROUGH AND FRONT DISSIPATED. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 43W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT 30N42W TO 29N44W. WITHIN 120 NM OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND S OF HISPANIOLA. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93W THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO WEAKENING 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N94W AND TROUGH TO 
20N92W. N OF 21N TO FRONT BETWEEN 84W AND 90W S TO SE WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SE SWELL. STRAITS OF FLORIDA SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 22N93W. 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N86W TO 24N89W. 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.