000
FZNT02 KNHC 242124
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAY 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...INLAND NEAR
19N88W 1009 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22.5N85W TO 22N85W TO 
22N87W TO 23N87W TO 23N85.5W TO 22.5N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
21N88W 1006 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N86W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W
TO 23N87W TO 23N86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
25N87W 1004 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N85W TO 23N84W TO 23N85W
TO 24N86W TO 24N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N83W TO 24N82W TO 22N85W TO 23N88W TO 26N88W TO 
29N84W TO 28N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N70W TO 12N72W TO 12N77W TO 
13N81W TO 17N80W TO 17N74W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N70W TO 12N69W TO 
12N77W TO 13N79W TO 16N80W TO 16N77W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N72W TO 13N70W TO 
13N75W TO 15N79W TO 19N80W TO 20N79W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...INLAND NEAR 
19N88W 1009 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N84W TO 21N84W TO 20N85W
TO 20N86W TO 22N87W TO 22N85W TO 22N84W...INCLUDING YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N83W TO 20N83W TO 
19N85W TO 21N86W TO 22N87W TO 22N85W TO 21N83W...INCLUDING 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N80W TO 18N80W TO 
20N84W TO 22N85W TO 23N83W TO 22N80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.