000
FZNT02 KNHC 270945
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 60W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 26N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. BETWEEN 
FRONT AND 70W N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BEHIND 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 27N TO 30N E OF 38W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN E OF 74W AND FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 21N98W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 87W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE AHEAD OF FRONT TO 85W EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. BEHIND FRONT N TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 24N94W TO 19N96W. 
AHEAD OF FRONT BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SW 
WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 85W S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 25N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 21N90W. N OF 28N E 
OF 86W N 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.