000
FZNT02 KNHC 260235
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE APR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 30N50W 1002 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO
25N50W TO 20N60W...THEN STATIONARY TO 20N71W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N46W TO 26N45W TO 23N53W TO 31N49W TO
31N46W SW TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED N AND
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM W OF A LINE FROM 23N53W TO
31N50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND SW
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT FROM
31N46W TO 21N57W. N OF 29N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N WITHIN 240
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF
29N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 53W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT FROM
31N42W TO 24N48W TO 20N54W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N36W TO 26N39W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF A LINE FROM 29N43W TO
31N46W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A
LINE FROM 31N36W TO 26N39W TO 24N45W TO 31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT FROM
31N38W TO 23N48W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N54W.
FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 38W AND 41W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 41W AND 43W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W
TO 26N38W TO 27N45W TO 31N51W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA TRAIL COLD FRONT FROM
28N55W TO 22N47W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N50W.
N OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 26N41W TO 29N46W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 29N58W 1007 MB WITH TROUGH TO 24N62W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 59W AND 63W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 28N59W TO 28N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO 26N57W. N OF A LINE FROM
31N54W TO 26N59W TO 26N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N49W TO 24N58W. N OF A LINE FROM
31N52W TO 28N56W TO 28N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC E OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 31N37W AND E OF A LINE FROM
19N35W TO 16N42W TO 12N45W TO 10N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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

.GULF OF MEXICO 03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 28N W OF 97W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 28N95W TO 27N96W S TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 29N93W TO 27N95W S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 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.