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FZNT02 KNHC 231603
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N44W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO
21N60W. N OF LINE FROM 31N38W TO 28N45W TO 29N50W TO 31N55W SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
OF 26N E OF 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N35W TO
22N50W TO 22N55W. N OF 30N E OF 45W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 27N35W TO
20N50W TO 22N60W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF LINE FROM 31N43 TO 20N45W TO
10N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO
77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N68W TO 23N73W. N OF 28N
E OF TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 31N63W TO 28N66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N57W 1009 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW
CENTER TO 19N66W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF TROUGH TO 52W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 71W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.