000
FZNT02 KNHC 241013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N64W TO 20N70W. COLD FRONT EXTENDS
FROM 31N68W TO 26N73W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO 21N76W. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT
N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT TO 59W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 29N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 24N66W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 20N71W. TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 25N73W TO 21N77W. N 
OF 28N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF COLD FRONT 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 COLD FRONT AND TROUGH MERGED FROM 31N60W TO 
24N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N71W. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF
COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N
BETWEEN STATIONARY FRONT AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 79W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 20N70W TO 12N74W. FROM 12N TO 15N
W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 61W AND
71W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N71W TO 12N75W. N OF 15N BETWEEN
TROUGH AND 83W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 14N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N72W TO 14N76W. N OF 14N BETWEEN
TROUGH AND 84W NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 82W N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 94W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 86W AND 93W S TO SW 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.