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FZNT02 KNHC 042218
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED APR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 21N60W TO 22N72W. N OF 27.5N E 
OF FRONT TO 39W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 37W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21.5N W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE HALF OF 
AREA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 27N47W TO 
21N57W. E OF 66W TO LINE FROM 30N35W TO 16N51W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 24N W OF FRONT 
TO 60W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 29N45W TO 27N50W 
THEN TROUGH TO 24N55W TO 20N60W. S OF 25N E OF 58W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF LINE FROM 31N40W TO 
25N47W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
50W AND 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N76W 1005 MB WITH 
COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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. S 
OF 19N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W NE TO 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.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.