000
FZNT02 KNHC 201005
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 26N76W TO 20N72W. S OF 21N E OF TROUGH TO 65W 
E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 67W AND 78W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 25N74W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO
28N73W AND SW TO 21N76W. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 150 NM NW 
QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
TROUGH TO 67W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 26N74W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH NE TO
27N73W AND S TO 20N78W. WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 FT. S OF 26N W OF LOW AND TROUGH TO 78W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH TO 55W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 23N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT
S OF 15N E OF 51W 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN
55W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND
65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 55W AND FROM 19N TO 26N BETWEEN 
55W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 75W 
AND FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE N OF 22N W OF 95W. S OF 26N E OF 
86W E WINDS 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.