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FZNT02 KNHC 031001
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI MAY 03 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 03.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 04.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N W OF 77W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W AND NE OF LINE FROM 29N81W 
TO 27N75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 72W AND LINE FROM 29N81W TO 27N72W E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT W OF 77W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... 
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N92W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT FROM 22N 
TO 27N NW TO N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N89W TO 18N93W. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST 
FAR SW PART. S OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 84W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH ACROSS 
FLORIDA. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN N OF 20N W OF 84W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.