000
FZNT02 KNHC 171015
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAY 17 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR NEAR 30.0N 77.6W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY
17 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR NEAR 33.2N 76.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SE 
QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 21N91W TO 20N93W TO 21N95W TO 23N95W TO
23N92W TO 21N91W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N92W TO 22N94W TO 24N94W TO 25N93W TO
24N90W TO 21N92W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N84W TO 16N85W TO 16N86W TO 17N87W TO 18N85W
TO 17N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N86W TO 16N87W TO 18N87W TO 18N86W TO
17N85W TO 16N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N65W TO 12N77W TO 17N77W TO 18N73W TO 15N67W
TO 11N65W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N64W TO 11N77W TO 15N79W TO 17N76W TO
13N65W TO 11N64W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N67W TO 11N68W TO 11N76W TO 17N78W TO
17N72W TO 13N67W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N89W TO 29N93W TO
30N94W TO 30N90W TO 29N88W TO 27N89W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N87W TO 29N88W TO 29N90W TO 30N89W TO
30N87W TO 29N87W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.