000
FZNT02 KNHC 200339
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 26N76W TO 20N72W. S OF 23N E OF TROUGH TO 65W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N74W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH 28N74W TO 
LOW TO 20N73W. WITHIN 330 NM E OF LOW AND TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW IN NW QUADRANT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.     
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N77W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH 26N70W TO 
LOW TO 22N78W. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND N OF LOW AND TROUGH NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATL N OF 38N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 23N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N E OF 50W...AND FROM 20N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 
78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 73W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N W OF 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.