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FZNT02 KNHC 221009
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER FAR NW PART OF AREA. N OF 22N 
W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N80W. N OF 28N 
E OF FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 31N65W TO 25N72W TO 21N74W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE OF 
BAHAMAS. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 23N80W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 62W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. 

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N43W TO 25N46W TO 20N54W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH TO 38W S  WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH WEAKENING. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT ENTERING YUCATAN CHANNEL. TROUGH FROM 
22N81W TO 18N88W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
BETWEEN TROUGH AND FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
BETWEEN TROUGH AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N81W TO 16N84W. W OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT FAR NW PART INCLUDING YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. FROM 14N TO 16N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 15N80W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 12N TO 15N W 
OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 16N78W.
N OF 19N W OF 84W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 29N85W 1002 MB WITH COLD FRONT S 
TO 25N85W AND SW TO 20N88W MOVING E 25 KT. W OF FRONT TO 89W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL...
HIGHEST S OF 27N EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 85W LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. E OF 91W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W AND ALSO N OF 26N W OF 90W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N E OF 88W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT
S OF 27N.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.