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FZNT02 KNHC 230956
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 25N73W TO 21N77W. SECOND COLD
FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N BETWEEN BOTH FRONTS W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF
27N BETWEEN FIRST FRONT AND 64W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. W OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN FIRST FRONT AND 64W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN THE 
BAHAMAS AND 68W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N
OF 29N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 80W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 60W SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 24N66W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20N74W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM  E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 23N47W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N43W TO
24N47W. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATING. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO 15N79W TO 13N83W. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 21N W OF 84W
INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 15N78W TO
12N83W. BETWEEN FRONT AND 85W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
S OF 15N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N74W TO
12N80W. N OF 17N BETWEEN FRONT AND 84W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 78W AND
83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 27N90W TO 28N96W. N OF 
FRONT E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 
FRONT W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E OF 89W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S 
OF 25N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING OVER FAR SE PART. E OF
86W AND ALSO S OF 25N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT S OF 27N E OF 86W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 87W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 94W SE TO S 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.