000
FZNT02 KNHC 252154
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC MON APR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.ATLC DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 29N52W 1004 MB. SURFACE TROUGH
FROM LOW TO 23N55W TO 20N64W. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 49W AND
55W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED N AND SW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W SW TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N47W 999 MB WITH FRONTAL
TROUGH SW TO 26N50W TO 20N60W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 31N42W TO 26N42W TO 24N52W TO 31N47W TO 31N42W SW TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 28N49W TO 23N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT FROM
31N44W TO 25N47W TO 21N56W. N OF A LINE FROM 28N37W TO 24N45W W
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
WITHIN 150 NM W OF A LINE FROM 24N44W TO 31N46W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO
23N50W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N56W. N OF A LINE
FROM 27N35W TO 27N42W TO 31N45W NW TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
27N35W TO 24N42W TO 29N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N37W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT
FROM LOW TO 24N45W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N50W.
FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 35W AND 39W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11
TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM
26N35W TO 26N42W TO 30N47W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 31N60W 1004 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 26N56W
TO 22N64W TO 20N72W. WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
28N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 26N55W. N
OF 27N BETWEEN 57W AND 66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF A LINE FROM 31N53W TO
25N59W TO 25N62W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N51W TO 30N56W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 31N40W AND E OF A LINE FROM
12N46W TO 18N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.21 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 20N BETWEEN 73.5W AND
75W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 03 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 22N88W TO
22N90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 26N TO 27N W OF 97W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 28N95W TO 27N96W SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 29N94W TO 27N96W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.