000
FZNT02 KNHC 242204
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC SUN APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N72W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO
62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF
29N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 21N68W...WITH
DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 24N65W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO
20N69W. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 61W AND 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 28N57W 1005 MB WITH DEVELOPING COLD FRONT SW TO 20N65W.
WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 62W AND 66W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 29N56W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 20N65W. WITHIN 420 NM
SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 61W AND 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N47W 1003 MB WITH COLD FRONT
SW TO 20N62W. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW S TO SW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 240 NM W OF LOW AND FRONT
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 59W AND 67W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT SW FROM
31N44W TO 21N57W. N OF 25N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WITHIN
240 NM W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 25N35W TO 22N48W TO 24N58W. N OF A LINE FROM
25N35W TO 18N55W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO
31N40W AND E OF A LINE FROM 13N35W TO 15N47W TO 21N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 03 HR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 26N96W TO 28N96W
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 27N96W TO 28N96W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.