000
FZNT02 KNHC 221435
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N78W TO LOW PRES 1000 MB 28N82W. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 70W 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 23N81W. NW OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
69W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 64W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N 
OF 26N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 22N78W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT 
TO 65W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N67W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N42W TO 21N50W TO 20N64W. WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 23N82W TO 18N88W AND TROUGH 22N80W TO 
16N84W. W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 23N81W TO 18N87W. N OF 15N W OF 80W
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 12N TO 15N 
W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N78W TO 15N82W. W OF 84W NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 81W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 20N74W TO 14N80W. N OF 18N W OF 
85W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 
79W AND 84W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 15N.

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 29N82W 1000 MB WITH COLD FRONT S TO 
20N90W. W OF FRONT TO 96W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 96W AND S OF 26N E OF 91W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT E OF 90W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL S 
OF 25N E OF 86W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.