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FZNT02 KNHC 232218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW NEAR 25N70W 1007 MB DRIFTING N. N OF 26N BETWEEN 61W AND 73W
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N71W 1003 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW S OF 31N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT 
IN E SWELL. FROM 26N TO 31N BETWEEN 58W AND 67W E TO SE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N71W 1002 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 58W 
AND 61W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN SE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N72W 1002 MB. ASSOCIATED GALE 
CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 26N BETWEEN 
70W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 23N
TO 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 54W AND 70W E TO SE 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM 
SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 54W AND 67W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N71W 1002 MB. FROM 23N TO 27N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 61W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 61W AND 67W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW S 
OF 31N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N72W 1003 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW
S OF 31N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
54W AND 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE 
SWELL.

.ATLC ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.