000
FZNT02 KNHC 161506
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED APR 16 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 18

.WARNINGS.

NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 20N73W.  N OF 25N WITHIN 360 NM E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. LOW PRES 31N73W 1008 MB 
WITH TROUGH TO 23N80W.  W OF FRONT TO TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 22 FT N OF 27N AND 9 FT S OF 27N.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N62W TO 19N68W.  N OF 24N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. LOW PRES 
N OF AREA NEAR WITH TROUGH THROUGH 31N68W TO 23N80W. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT N OF 
27N AND 9 FT S OF 27N....BOTH IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N59W TO 19N68W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 
TROUGH N OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL.
 
.ATLC S OF 23W E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N E OF 60W E WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT 
IN E SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT 20N73W TO 15N80W WITH TROUGH TO 10N81W.  
NW OF FRONT AND TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH HAITI TO 12N79W. W OF TROUGH TO 
85W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS 
DESCRIBED BELOW. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N FROM 64W TO 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
N OF 25N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 88W SE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 

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

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FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.