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FZNT02 KNHC 222222
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 26N40W THEN WEAKENING TO 21N61W.
SECOND COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 46W AND 57W W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF
FRONT TO 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 22N42W.
SECOND COLD FRONT ALONG 31N BETWEEN 49W AND 53W. N OF 28N
BETWEEN 39W AND 55W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS
W OF 50W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF
A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 28N54W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 60W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM
31N38W TO 29N44W TO 29N50W. NE OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 17N50W
TO 20N56W TO 25N51W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 44W.

.ATLC S OF 21N W OF 70W...INCLUDING ATLC APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 77W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81.5W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN S OF 13N BETWEEN 62W AND 74W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S 13N OF BETWEEN 62W AND 74W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.