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FZNT02 KNHC 040932
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAY 04.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 05.                     
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.N OF 28N W OF 77W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. 
ELSWHERE BETWEEN 72W AND LINE FROM 30N81W TO 27N75W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 72W AND LINE FROM 30N81W TO 27N77W E 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT W OF 77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 74W AND LINE FROM 31N81W TO 28N76W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 27N52W TO 
24N62W. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT BETWEEN 37W AND 42W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N52W 
1010 MB TO 24N62W. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 45W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 25N44W TO 23N59W. 
WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 84W NW...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
NW WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 21N88W. W OF FRONT TO 
91W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 
BETWEEN FRONT AND 95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT MERGING WITH TROUGH JUST 
E OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PART OF AREA. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW 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 COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 26N86W. N OF 27N E 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.