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FZNT02 KNHC 040237
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAY 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N W OF 77W E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 72W AND LINE FROM 30N81W TO 27N75W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 73W AND LINE FROM 30N81W TO 27N75W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.
.36 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 74W AND LINE FROM 31N80W TO 28N76W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLANTIC 24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N36W TO 24N45W. 
WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N35W TO 26N45W. N OF 25N 
SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N35W TO 24N46W. N OF 24N 
SE OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 20N W OF 84W NW...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
NW WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 21N89W. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 22N W OF 
93W. S OF 25 E OF FRONT TO 85W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 21N87W. W OF FRONT 
TO 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT TO LINE FROM 28N90W TO 19N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 
88W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 
84W AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 27N90W. N OF 
27N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N86W. N OF 
27N E OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.