000
FZNT02 KNHC 182202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 28N60W TO 18N57W TO 12N58W. FROM 20N TO 28N E 
OF TROUGH TO 48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E 
SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N W OF TROUGH TO 64W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N59W TO 20N60W. FROM 21N TO 30N 
E OF TROUGH TO 50W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 29N W OF TROUGH TO 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N57W TO 23N58W. FROM 23N TO 30N 
E OF TROUGH TO 52W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
E SWELL. FROM 24N TO 29N W OF TROUGH TO 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 52W 
AND 70W...AND S OF 26N E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.ATLC N OF 25N E OF 45N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 50W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 52W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.