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FZNT02 KNHC 160909
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26.5N65W TO 26N72W THEN
STATIONARY TO 28N80.5W. N OF FRONT W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF LINE 28N72W TO 30N65W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56.5W TO 25N66W THEN
STATIONARY TO 27N80W. N OF FRONT W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 22N74W TO
23N80W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS12TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM
31N60WTO 24N65W TO 23N73W TO 27N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 

.ATLANTIC FROM 25N TO 27N BETWEEN 37W AND 43W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVE E OF AREA. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76.5W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76.5W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76.5W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W...
INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 84.5W AND 87.5W...
INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27.5N82.5W TO 29.5N90W. N
OF 28N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF LINE FROM
26N82W TO 28N95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF
85W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.