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FZNT02 KNHC 131556
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED APR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 31N48W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
31N56W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 28N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 27N46W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N56W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO
27N43W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 27N40W TO
29N44W. N OF 29N E OF 41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 26N40W.
N OF 29N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.06 HOUR ATLC FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. OVER
FORECAST WATERS NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N80W. N OF 30N W
OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 30N77W THEN WARM
FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 30N80W 1015 MB...COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO
29N81W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 29N73W
TO 29N81W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 31N81W TO 28N81W.
N OF 29N E OF TROUGH TO 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND
91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 91W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N84W 
TO 30N88W AND WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 30N91W 1010 MB. N 
OF FRONT BETWEEN 86W AND 87.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO
29N88W AND WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 30N91W 1011 MB. N OF
FRONT W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.