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FZNT02 KNHC 041439
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED APR 04 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N54W TO 21N68W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 42W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 38W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE HALF OF AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 26N46W TO 
22N55W THEN TROUGH TO 20N63W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 65W TO 
A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 20N45W TO 16N55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 22N W OF FRONT 
TO 60W. S OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 29N45W TO 27N50W 
THEN TROUGH TO 24N55W TO 20N60W. SE OF A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 
20N65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF 
FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N78W. 
N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W 
OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
31N79W TO 30N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.