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FZNT02 KNHC 050910
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 21N77W TO 29N75W. WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
25.5N80W TO 27N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 28.5N75.5W TO 
21N68.5W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 25N65W TO 
29N73W TO 28N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH JUST W OF AREA FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
NEAR 23N82W INLAND OVER FLORIDA PENINSULA. FROM 21N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACHES TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 21N63W TO 29N73W TO 27N75W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 
29N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N71W TO 27N71W TO 19.5N65W 
AND E OF LINE FROM 31N75W TO 25N75W TO 19.5N72W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28.5N81W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E 
OF BAHAMAS.

.ATLC S OF LINE FROM 23N65W TO 07N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13.5N 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.