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FZNT02 KNHC 051609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE APR 05 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 21N77W. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND
NW SWELL. E OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 26N69W TO 26N60W TO 08N48W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N...NE AND SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 21N76W. SECOND FRONT
FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N NE OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 57W AND 60W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N...NE AND SE
SWELL. N OF 30N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. NW OF SECOND FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20.5N75W. NW OF
FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS
BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 75W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
20N E OF 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 23N65W TO
21.5N73W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 51W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF A LINE FROM
30N35W TO 20N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82.5W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.