000
FZNT02 KNHC 170222
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 23N46W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 15N61W.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT AND TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E AND S OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 58W AND S OF 27N W OF FRONT AND TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 29N44W TO 16N55W. N OF 26N W OF 
TROUGH TO 54W AND S OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 67W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF TROUGH TO 35W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N61W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT S 
TO 28N62W. WITHIN 300 NM W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 27N61W TO 28N64W. WITHIN  
300 NM E AND S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N55W TO 27N54W TO 23N59W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 
84W E WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 82W 
INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN 76W AND 81W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH 30N93W TO 27N98W. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N89W TO 22N94W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 21N88W. WINDS LESS THAN 
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.