000
FZNT02 KNHC 161001
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 18N55W TO 17N62W. N OF 23N W OF FRONT 
TO 62W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.  S OF 23N 
W OF FRONT  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS.  N OF 23N E OF FRONT  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONTAL TROUGH 31N47W TO 16N55W.  N OF 24N   
W OF TROUGH TO 56W  NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.  
S OF 24N W OF TROUGH  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT 
E OF BAHAMAS.  N OF 24N E OF TROUGH  SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 31N47W TO 22N51W. N OF 20N E OF TROUGH 
TO 35W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 22N61W.  WITHIN 300 
NM W OF FRONT  W TO NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT  S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 
FT. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 63W 
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W  NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 18N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE  E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 83W AND E 
OF 81W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  FROM 10N 
TO 15N BETWEEN 63W AND 82W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 
11 FT.  S OF 10N FROM 75W TO 82W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT.  S OF 11N W OF 75W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 20N E OF 95W  SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 92W  SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.