000
FZNT02 KNHC 180332
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 25N64W TO 19N70W. N OF 25N WITHIN 480 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT OVER AND SW OF THE 
BAHAMAS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 25N62W TO 19N68W. N OF 
28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...EXCEPT SW OF THE 
BAHAMAS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N56W TO 22N63W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 29N W OF TROUGH TO 65W NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.ATLC S OF 19N AND ALSO FROM 19N TO 24N E OF 55W E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N E OF 52W AND ALSO S OF 15N W OF 52W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 10N E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 81W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 83W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W AND ALSO S OF 26N E OF 85W SE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 24N98W. SE OF FRONT TO 
85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N92W TO 22N98W. SE OF FRONT TO 
85W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N84W TO 23N87W. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT EITHER SIDE OF FRONT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.