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FZNT02 KNHC 050952
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 23N50W TO 18N63W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 31N40W TO 22N55W TO 62W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N 
OF 18N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 
27N46W TO 20N58W. N OF 12N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 42W AND 
50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. SE OF LINE 31N42W TO 17N60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 
20N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W.

.N OF 28N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 30N E OF
75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31.5N76W WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW TO 28N80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 63W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT N OF 30N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 61W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 
LOCALLY 25 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.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 
24N88W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 87W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.