000
FZNT02 KNHC 180950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 57W FROM 14N TO 26N. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 
49W AND 59W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 30N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W AND FROM 23N TO 
30N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 60W FROM 19N TO 27N. FROM 24N TO 
29N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN  
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 54W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 62W FROM 20N TO 28N. FROM 25N TO 
28N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 
30N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 28N35W TO 27N40W TO 29N47W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 45W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 45W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE 
PART. FROM 20N TO 22N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 48W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 88W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 93W. STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.