000
FZNT02 KNHC 190248
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE APR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 1002 MB N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N62.5W. COLD FRONT
FROM 31N47W TO 23.5N59W THEN WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 19N70W.
WARM FRONT FROM 27N43W TO 31N44W. N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 60 AND 68W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT TO 80.5W 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 REORGANIZED COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 24N53W
THEN WEAKENING FRONT TO 18N66W. S OF 30N TO LINE FROM 28N35W TO
21N54W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N
BETWEEN 54W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 23N50W
THEN DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 17.5N60W. N OF 24N E OF 50W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 30N72W. NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N SE OF FRONT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 28N60W TO 28N72W. N
OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT. N OF 29N SE OF FRONT TO 49W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 17.5N BETWEEN 73W 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16.5N TO COAST OF HISPANIOLA BETWEEN
69W AND 71W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75.5W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 89W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 28N
BETWEEN 88W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 95W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91.5W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 88W AND 91.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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.