000
FZNT02 KNHC 151417
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT MAY 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 
55W. S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 08N BETWEEN 45W AND 
55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN  E SWELL. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N44W TO 27N57W. N OF TROUGH WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 25N E OF 53W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 83W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 88W AND FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 93W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.