000
FZNT02 KNHC 280231
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON APR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 25N91W TO 18N94W. S OF 
25N W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N83W TO 20N88W. S OF 25N W OF 94W 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH 31N42W TO 26N50W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM
E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH 
TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 58W W 
TO NW  WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
LINE 31N40W TO 19N55W TO 19N65W TO 31N73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W W TO NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 31N42W TO 
14N55W TO 19N65W TO 31N63W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ATLC SE OF LINE 20N35W TO 10N55W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N E OF 60W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 77W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 31N82W TO 30N83W. N OF 28N 
W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 26N80W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT ALONG 30N. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 21N77W. W OF FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR FRONT. N OF 28N WITHIN 180
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 31N93W TO 26N98W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF COLD FRONT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 21N87W. E OF 90W WITHIN 
180 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. S OF 27N E OF 88W N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.