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FZNT02 KNHC 211426
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT APR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N81W TO 29N82W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 74W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N46W TO 25N50W. N OF 30N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N W OF 82W
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT YUCATAN CHANNEL. W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF FRONT TO 78W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N85W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN PASSAGE. N OF 18N 
E OF FRONT TO 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 15N79W. W OF 83W NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 81W 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 28N87W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
22N97W AND WARM FRONT SE TO 24N83W. NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT AND WITHIN 120 NM NE OF WARM FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND WARM FRONT INLAND...COLD FRONT 
29N83W TO 19N90W. W OF COLD FRONT TO 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 23N91W. E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 96W AND S 
OF 26N E OF 90W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
25N84W. 

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

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.