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FZNT02 KNHC 181619 RRA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 34N62W 1002 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
31N50W TO 23N59W THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 20N74W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 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 LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N57W 1007 MB.
COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 25N55W TO 21N59W THEN DISSIPATING
FRONT TO 19N68W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT BETWEEN 47W
AND 53W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT...OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N55W 1002 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
31N44W TO 24N53W TO 21N58W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO
19N66W. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT BETWEEN 45W AND 52W SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 49W AND 59W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS BETWEEN 54W AND
59W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT...OUTSIDE
THE BAHAMAS...TO A LINE FROM 31N75W 28N80W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO
21N53W THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 18N64W. N OF 24N
WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 30N72W. NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 18N76W TO 17N77W AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF HISPANIOLA BETWEEN 70W AND 71.5W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF HISPANIOLA BETWEEN
70W AND 71.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 24N BETWEEN 84W AND 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W E TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 89W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 23N84W 
TO 22N85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.