000
FZNT02 KNHC 181009
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N58W THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT
TO 20N72W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
BETWEEN 65W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N56W TO 21N62W
THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 19N68W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 57W AND 67W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT BETWEEN 25N AND 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 24N54W TO 21N58W
THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 19N64W. N OF 24N NW OF FRONT TO 59W SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT
TO LINE FROM 31N41W TO 27N42W TO 23N50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT...
OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS...TO LINE FROM 31N74W 28N80W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NE TO NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 20N58W THEN
DISSIPATING FRONT TO 18N62W. N OF 24N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO W SWELL. N OF
23N E OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 28N35W TO 23N48W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W E 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 74W AND 76W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.