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FZNT02 KNHC 050344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAY 05 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 21N75W TO 28N73W. WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
25N80.5W TO 26.5N77W TO 26.5N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 26.5N75W TO 
26N72.5W TO 20N68W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
S OF LINE FROM 23N65W TO 29N73W TO 28N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 23N81W TO 
31N80W. S OF LINE FROM 22N72W TO 20N67W...INCLUDING APPROACHES 
TO MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 23N64W TO 29N72W TO 27N77W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N81W. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 27N70W TO 19N62W AND 
E OF LINE FROM 31N75W TO 24N75W TO 19N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 
73W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 30N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN SE SWELL.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 23N65W TO 20N60W TO 10N49W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 66W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 71W AND 
76W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.