000
FZNT02 KNHC 150146
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N51W TO 18N64W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 66W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W N 
TON E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 29N W OF 70W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 23N SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM 
E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR FRONT. S OF 20N E OF 
50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 25N49W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 19N54W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT AND 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT HIGHEST NEAR 
20N61W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 35W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. S OF 10N E OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N46W TO 24N46W TO 17N51W. N 
OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 20N61W. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 35W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 81W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT HIGHEST IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 
16N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT HIGHEST APPROACH TO MONA PASSAGE. FROM 11N 
TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N AND FROM 10N 
TO BETWEEN 63W AND 80W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 79W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N INCLUDING 
ATLC PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 
10N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 
FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. S OF 25N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
S OF 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.