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FZNT02 KNHC 210943
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT APR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
N OF 27N W OF 74W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 66W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT N OF 26N. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 
28N.

.ATLC WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N45W TO 25N45W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 38N AND 43W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF
18N W OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N86W. W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 21N. N OF 18N E OF 
FRONT TO 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N79W TO 15N83W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES JUST INLAND THE COAST NEAR 30N92W
1007 MB WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO 26N93W TO 24N97W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT NEAR
27N92W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 
24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT...AND S OF 27N E OF 87W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N84W 1001 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 25N86W TO 20N91W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED NE OF AREA WITH SE OF AREA. E OF 91W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.