000
FZNT02 KNHC 171610
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN APR 17 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 24N55W TO 16N57W DRIFT NW.  N OF 23N FROM 50W 
TO 60W  E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  FROM 20N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 28N56W TO 18N58W.  N OF 24N FROM 50W 
TO 64W  E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N FROM 50W TO 66W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 28N59W TO 19N59W.  N OF 22N E OF 
TROUGH TO 50W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 22N FROM 50W TO 70W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 

.ATLC N OF 26N E OF 42W  N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 38W.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 45W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E 
OF 38W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28 E OF 50W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 50W  NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.  REMAINDER AREA N OF 12N E OF 50W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 24N E OF 43W  NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 
KT N OF 28N E OF 40W.  SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL ...HIGHEST N 
OF 28N E OF 40W.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 50W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 27N80W.  N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF 
FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 25N80W.  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 88W 
AND 94W  SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  N OF 27N W OF 
93W  SE TO S WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 26N FROM 88W TO 95W  SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.