000
FZNT02 KNHC 141606
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT APR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 18N69W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 60W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N 
W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 22N AND 
E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 27N TO 30N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 45W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT NEAR FRONT. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N50W TO 22N55W TO 17N61W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S 
OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 42W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR FRONT. N OF 25N E OF 42W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 24N48W TO 17N55W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
TO 35W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
FRONT. S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 76W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF 76W. N 
OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N W OF 74W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W...
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W 
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF HISPANIOLA.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N 
OF 27N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
S OF 25N E OF 90W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS O 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE 
SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.