000
FZNT02 KNHC 180901
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN APR 18 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 15N49W THEN DISSIPATING 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 13N60W. N OF 27N E OF 47W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
FRONT TO 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 15N50W. N OF 26N E 
OF 45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT TO 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 18N E OF 45W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC TROUGH FROM 27N70W TO 23N78W. FROM 23N TO 
27N E OF TROUGH TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N61W TO 27N70W TO 25N77W. N OF 
26N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
 
.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 
FROM 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.