000
FZNT02 KNHC 181601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH ALONG 56W FROM 13N TO 26N.  FROM 23N TO 30N BETWEEN 
50W AND 61W  E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N FROM 50W TO 65W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 60W FROM 18N TO 28N.  FROM 24N 
TO 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W  E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W  
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 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  N OF 25N E OF 50W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 45W  
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 22N E OF 45W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.  FROM 15N 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 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W  NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W  E WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 20N W OF 88W  SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 20N W OF 89W  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.