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FZNT02 KNHC 182215
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 1002 MB N OF AREA NEAR 33N61.5W. COLD FRONT FROM
31N47.5 TO 22N60W THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 19.5N74W. WARM
FRONT FROM 20N38W TO 31N46W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. N OF 28.5N WITHIN 180 NM NE OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 21.5N58W THEN
WEAKENING FRONT TO 18.5N68.5W. N OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 21.5N55W
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 24.5N BETWEEN 55W
AND 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 22N 60W OF FRONT...OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N54W
THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 17.5N64W. N OF 24N WITHIN 240
NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF FRONT E OF 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE 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 06 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 19.5N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 24N82W
TO23.5N86.5W TO 27N96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 28.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
TSTMS N OF 24.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 96.5W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 89W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 94.5W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.