000
FZNT02 KNHC 181556
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N41W TO 26N48W TO 29N52W TO
31N52W TO 31N40W TO 27N41W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N35W TO 07N53W TO 
24N73W TO 30N65W TO 31N35W TO 20N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 12N35W TO 08N54W TO 31N56W TO 31N35W TO 12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED
BY 07N54W TO 09N60W TO 16N62W TO 21N70W TO 19N55W TO 
07N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N47W TO 26N51W TO 
31N62W TO 31N46W TO 28N47W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N35W TO 28N40W TO 31N40W TO 31N35W TO 
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. 

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N71.5W TO
20N72.5W TO 20N74W TO 20.5N74W TO 21N71.5W TO 20N71.5W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N71.5W TO 20N72.5W TO
20N74W TO 20.5N74W TO 21N71.5W TO 20N71.5W...INCLUDING APPROACH 
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N64W TO 17N65W TO 19N65W TO 
18N63W TO 16N64W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N68W TO 16N69W TO 
17N69W TO 18N69W TO 19N68W TO 18N67W TO 17N68W...INCLUDING IN 
MONA PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N74W TO 
19N75W TO 19N75.5W TO 19.5N75W TO 20N74W TO 20N73.5W TO 
19N74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 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.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE APR 18...

.TROUGH ALONG COAST OF TEXAS. GULF OF MEXICO SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG N OF 21N W OF 94W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.