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FZNT02 KNHC 250316
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES OVER LAND NEAR 20N88W 1010 MB. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 23N87W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W...INCLUDING 
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...OVER
LAND NEAR 21N87W 1008 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN AREA AND CONDITIONS 
OF WINDS AND SEAS OVER WATER.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
22.5N87W 1006 MB. WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N83W
TO 22N85W TO 23N85W TO 22N87W TO 23N88W TO 25N87W TO 24N83W... 
INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
24.5N86.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N83W
TO 23N80W TO 22N85W TO 25N88W TO 29N86W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N71W TO 20N71W TO 20N72W TO
21N73W TO 21N72W TO 21N71W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N71W TO 20N71W TO 
20N72W TO 21N73W TO 21N72W TO 21N71W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N71W TO 20N71W TO 
20N72W TO 21N73W TO 21N72W TO 21N71W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRES OVER LAND NEAR 20N88W 1010 MB. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 22N84W TO 20N85W TO 20N86W TO 22N87W TO 22N84W... 
INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...OVER
LAND NEAR 21N87W 1008 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N83W TO 
21N83W TO 20N84W TO 20N85W TO 21N87W TO 22N87W TO 22N83W... 
INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NW OF
AREA. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N81W TO 18N78W TO 19N82W TO 
21N85W TO 22N85W TO 23N83W TO 22N81W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N72W TO 13N70W TO 11N71W TO
12N79W TO 15N81W TO 16N77W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N70W TO 12N69W TO 
11N72W TO 13N78W TO 15N78W TO 16N76W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N73W TO 13N69W TO 
11N70W TO 12N74W TO 17N79W TO 18N76W TO 18N73W...INCLUDING WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF VENEZUELA AND BETWEEN 
CUBA AND JAMAICA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 70W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.