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FZNT02 KNHC 051553
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 28N43W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY
TO 19N63W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N58W TO 24N65W
TO 19N69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 
25N48W TO 19N60W. E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 19N E OF 39W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 68W AND ALSO N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA AT 32N77W 1003 MB
WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 28N81W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 29N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT TO 65W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 33N72W 1001 MOVING NE 
WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO SW TO 25N76W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 29N. N OF
28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N73W TO 21N77W.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN NE 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 
25N92W.  N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N92W. W OF FRONT
TO 89W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SE FRONT E OF
85W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. N OF 27N E OF 89W
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 94W NE TO E 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.