000
FZNT02 KNHC 211545
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU APR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 26N55W TO 25N63W TO 27N73W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 31N77W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 43W SW TO
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT E OF 52W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 22N46W TO 18N63W. N
OF 26N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 22N50W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 18N62W. TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO 29N55W.
W OF TROUGH TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 23N43W. TROUGH FROM
31N44W TO 27N50W TO 26N56W. N OF 29N WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W
OF TROUGH TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 57W.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 72.5W AND 74.5W...INCLUDING ATLC
APPROACHES TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N W OF 71W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACHES
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 76W
AND 82W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 15N TO
18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S
OF 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 73W
AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND
76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 

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

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.