000
FZNT02 KNHC 220234
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N60W TO LOW PRES 25N63W 1010 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 
19N68W. N OF 24N WITHIN 420 NM W OF LOW AND TROUGHS NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF LOW AND
TROUGHS TO 50W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 55W AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 
55W AND 73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N58W TO LOW PRES 26N64W 1011 MB WITH 
TROUGH SE TO 19N61W. N OF 24N WITHIN 480 NM W OF LOW AND TROUGHS 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 
25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF LOW AND TROUGHS SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N55W TO LOW PRES 22N67W 1012 MB WITH 
TROUGH SE TO 18N60W. W OF LOW AND TROUGHS TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 50W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 85W E 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.