000
FZNT02 KNHC 171534
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 26N63W TO 23N70W TO 24N80W. W OF
A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 23N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N60W TO 22N70W TO
22N77W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 31N60W TO
26N60W TO 23N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 46W AND 49W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 22N60W TO 20N74W. N
OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 43W AND
47W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 23N56W TO 19N68W. N
OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 31N54W TO 27N54W TO 20N72W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 29N
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87.5W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 33 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 84W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 96W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 21N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 83W AND 95W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 93W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.