000
FZNT02 KNHC 260942
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 24N64W THEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 19N70W. S OF 24N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 78W NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO
24N63W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 19N70W. S OF 24N BETWEEN TROUGH
AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N67W TO 19N71W. S OF 24N W OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 51W AND 68W AND S OF 
14N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FROM 24N TO 23N BETWEEN 52W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 18N78W TO 11N77W. BETWEEN TROUGH AND 71W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH
S OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
11N BETWEEN 73W AND 82W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N81W TO 15N80W TO 11N76W. E OF 
TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE.
FROM 11N TO 15N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N82W TO 15N81W TO 1009 MB LOW
PRES AT 11N79W. FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 82W TROUGH E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 94W. S OF 23N W OF 89W 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.