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FZNT02 KNHC 052202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N47W THEN WEAKENING 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N61W. W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO LINE 
30N35W TO 18N45W TO 16N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 40W AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 40W AND 47W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT ILL DEFINED. E OF LINE FROM 31N48W TO 
19N59W TO 07N53W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 19N E OF 51W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 66W AND ALSO N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 
30N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 34N71W 1001 MB MOVING 
NE WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW SW THROUGH 30N79W TO 28N82W. S OF 
FRONT TO 24N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 78W AND 70W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 28N. N OF 27N BETWEEN 61W AND 70W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N. NW OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W. N OF 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. S 
OF 18N W OF 84W 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 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 
27N87W TO 29N96W. NW OF FRONT E OF 85W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. SE FRONT E OF 84W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N80W TO 26N97W. 
FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 88W 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.