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FZNT02 KNHC 230229
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 23N80W. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 25N. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND 68W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 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 LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 20N70W. REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 21N77W. N OF 27N W OF REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N 
BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND 77W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 60W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT NEAR FRONT.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N42W TO 22N46W. N OF 29N E OF TROUGH TO 
39W SE TO S WINDS 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 FROM 21N78W TO 13N83W. W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 20N71W TO 12N78W. N OF 15N W OF 
80W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 11N TO 
15N W OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 20N70W TO 12N74W. S OF 18N 
BETWEEN TROUGH AND 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N E OF 92W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 25N86W.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 27N90W 
TO 28N95W. N OF REINFORCING COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 24N80W TO 22N90W. N OF 
22N E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 24N W 
OF 96W SE 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.