000
FZNT02 KNHC 220242
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 22.5N60W TO 25N76W. N OF 28N W
OF FRONT TO 51W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 28.5N E OF FRONT TO 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24.5N W OF FRONT TO 72W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 23N46W TO 21N60W TO
23N71W. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28.5N35W TO 21.5N45W THEN
SHEARLINE TO 18.5N68W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 90 NM N OF SHEARLINE FROM 58W
TO 66W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FIRST
FRONT TO 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONTS FROM 27N35W TO 20.5N50W
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 19.5N70W. TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO
28.5N80W. N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 40W AND 54W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26.5N E OF 62W TO
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN
120 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH TO SHIFT NE AND
WEAKEN. N OF 29N BETWEEN 37W AND 47W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO
27N40W TO 23N58W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACHES
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE EASTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 72.5W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN SHEARLINE FROM 17N60W TO 15N70W TO 15.5N77W. N OF
SHEARLINE TO 18N E OF 76W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF SHEARLINE TO 11N BETWEEN
67W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN
73W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST SHEARLINE FROM 17.5N60W TO 14.5N71W TO 15N79W.
N OF SHEARLINE TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF SHEARLINE TO 10.5N BETWEEN 67.5W AND 77W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 76W
AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N E OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.  

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.