000
FZNT02 KNHC 180243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 22N65W THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT
TO 20N75W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM
31N59W TO 24.5N59W TO 23N74W TO 27N80W TO 31N80.5W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W
TO 21.5N64W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 20N72W. N OF 29N BETWEEN
60W AND 69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT
BETWEEN 48W AND 54W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 20N59W THEN
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 18.5N64.5W. N OF 22.5N BETWEEN 58W AND 78W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF LINE
FROM 28N35W TO 21.5N53W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

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

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
  
.CARIBBEAN 24 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W SE WINDS 20
TO25KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91.5W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88.5W AND 91W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.