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FZNT02 KNHC 232142
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N68W TO 20N72W. MAIN COLD 
FRONT 31N71W TO 21N78W. N OF 27N W OF MAIN COLD FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF MAIN COLD FRONT 
TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST MAIN COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N70W. 
REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N W OF 
REINFORCING COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 29N E OF REINFORCING FRONT TO 68W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF MAIN FRONT TO 60W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
BETWEEN FRONTS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST MAIN COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 23N65W. STATIONARY 
FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 20N70W. N OF 29N E OF COLD FRONT TO 58W    
SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THEN 8 FT. S OF 23N W OF STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 74W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N W OF 
74W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 11N76W. N OF 
15N W OF 80W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S APPROACH TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 19N73W TO 12N74W. FROM 11N TO 
15N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 20N71W TO 17N75W TO 10N77W. WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N  
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 
11N TO 15N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 24N88W TO 
26N95W. N OF REINFORCING FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
E OF 90W. ELSEWHERE E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 95W 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.