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FZNT02 KNHC 050246
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 05 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 25N44W TO 22N50W. N OF A LINE 
FROM 31N36W TO 26N41W TO 22N49W TO 22N58W TO 25N64W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N BETWEEN 
45W AND 55W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 24N41W. 
N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 18N46W TO 18N50W TO 20N59W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 24N41W. E OF A LINE FROM 
08N55W TO 12N59W TO 16N57W TO 22N57W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING SE US COAST. N OF 29N W 
OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 74W AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND S TO SW SWELL. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 25N80W. N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 70W AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N64W TO 16N72W TO 16N77W TO 13N77W 
TO 11N75W TO 11N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 
16N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 11N64W TO 16N72W TO 16N78W TO 
11N78W TO 11N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 11N64W TO 15N71W TO 15N77W TO 
11N77W TO 11N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 88W AND 90W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 
26N97W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 26N94W TO 23N98W. N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 26N90W TO 22N94W TO 
19N96W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 22N90W TO 18N92W. N 
OF 28N E OF 89W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 20N W 
OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 22N BETWEEN 89W 
AND 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0115 UTC WED APR 5...

.TROUGH FROM 29N83W TO 30N86W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.