000
FZNT02 KNHC 141605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED APR 14 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 18N68W TO 26N65W TO 31N61W.  S OF 29N W OF TROUGH 
NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF BAHAMAS S OF 27N.  
SEAS TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS TO 72W S OF 29N AND TO 
11 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  FROM 15N TO 24N E OF TROUGH TO 50W 
E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 17N63W TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1010 MB 
AT 22N67W THEN COLD FRONT TO 31N55W.  W OF 60W NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 27N 
W OF 72W...TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  W 
OF COLD FRONT AND TROUGH TO 60W  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH 14N61W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N50W 
THEN COLD FRONT TO 31N46W.  WITHIN 240 NM E OF BOUNDARY N OF 18N 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT.  N OF 27N W OF BOUNDARY 
TO 65W  W TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY  SEAS TO 11 FT.

.ATLC N OF 19N E OF 43W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N E OF 38W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 22N E OF 40W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 19N...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL AND WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 18N W OF 75W  E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 17N FROM 70W TO 
67W...INCLUDING MONA CHANNEL...NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL IN MONA PASSAGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 16N FROM 67W TO 72W...INCLUDING MONA 
PASSAGE...NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO  FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 92W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  S OF 25N E OF 92W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 86W AND W OF 86W S OF 28N...EXCEPT S OF 
25N W OF 92W  E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  E OF 92W S OF 27N AND W OF 92W FROM 25N TO 
27N  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN SE SWELL.  FROM 
27N TO 29N W OF 90W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE 
SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.