000
FZNT02 KNHC 242217
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON MAY 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 28N70W 1007 MB DRIFTING NW.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N70W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N71W 1006 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 120 
NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 30N72W 1005 MB. CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF
AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW NEAR 28N70W 1007 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 23N75W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF TROUGH TO 64W S TO SW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 54W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N71W 1006 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 
21N76W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 
WITHIN 240 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 31N57W TO 24N54W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N72W 1005 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO
21N76W. N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 31N60W
TO 24N53W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA WITH SW TO 27N80W. NW OF
TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH
TO 69W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN
47W AND 54W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 16N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N E OF 55W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.