000
FZNT02 KNHC 250956
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED APR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 25N65W TO 19N69W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 66W AND 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO
25N64W TO 20N70W. S OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 31N6W TO 24N63W TO 
20N71W. S OF 24N BETWEEN FRONT AND 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 78W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 31N42W. N OF 
FRONT
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BUILDING NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 19N70W TO 12N74W. N OF 17N BETWEEN TROUGH
AND 80W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 81W N WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 71W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19N72W TO 12N76W. BETWEEN TROUGH
AND 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 15N TO 17N.
FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 70W AND ALSO N OF 11N E OF 
70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BETWEEN 70W AND TROUGH.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N76W TO 12N80W. FROM 12N TO 15N
BETWEEN TROUGH AND 83W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. E OF
TROUGH TO 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 
TROUGH AND 74W.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT N OF 26N W OF 95W. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.