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FZNT02 KNHC 090251
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON APR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON APR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 22N64W THROUGH N WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NEARLY STATIONARY. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 
LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN DECAYING N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN 
BAHAMAS AND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 28N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 
75W WINDS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT 
N OF 24N AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT FROM 21N TO 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N54.5W TO 
26N58W TO 20N76W. S OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH 31N55W TO 24N58W TO 
20.5N77W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 09N BETWEEN 41W AND 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 41W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 16N35W TO 22N51W. WITHIN 240 
NM NE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 80W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 78W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 28N87W TO 26N88W TO 19N82W MOVING 
W-SW 8 KT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH S OF 27N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF TROUGH TO 80W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.