000
FZNT02 KNHC 270248
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 30N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N63W THEN DISSIPATING TO 
20N70W. S OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. S OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N74W TO 23N78W. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH 
TO 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 25N 
E OF TROUGH TO 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S 
OF 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 24N BETWEEN 48W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 37W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 38W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N43W TO 24N43W. FROM 24N TO 27N 
E OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 17N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROUGH FROM 20N81W TO LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 11N78W. W 
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 
18N E OF TROUGH TO 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N83W TO LOW PRES 1009 MB AT 12N 
79W. N OF TROUGH TO 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 82W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 13N83W TO 10N79W. FROM 11N TO 15N 
E OF 81W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 78W 
AND 81W. 

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 97W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.