000
FZNT02 KNHC 172210
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 26N62W TO
21N76.5W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 31N60W TO 25N63W
TO 23N74.5W TO 27N78W TO 28N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W
TO 21.5N65W THEN WEAKENING FRONT TO 20N76W. N OF 28.5N BETWEEN
60W AND 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 41W AND 46W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N55W TO 18.5N65W.
FROM 24N TO 30N BETWEEN 42W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N42W TO 27N42W TO 22.5N54W TO
22N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 87.5W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75.5W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77.5W AND 82W 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 25.5N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 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 FROM 24N TO 29.5N W OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 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 FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.