000
FZNT02 KNHC 150230
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH 31N58W TO 26N61W TO 18N65W. FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 
65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF BAHAMAS S OF 
27N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. FROM 15N TO 25 E OF TROUGH TO 50W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N49W TO 21N54W TO 17N60W. W 
OF 56W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS 
AND TO 9 FT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 56W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N42W TO 22N47W TO 14N56W. N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 47W AND 64W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS N OF 30N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
TROUGH TO 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 27N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 38W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.ATLC N OF 18N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W...  
INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...  
EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL IN MONA PASSAGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N E OF 76W...INCLUDING THE ATLC 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 29N W OF 94W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST NE OF LINE 25N96W TO 21N86W...INCLUDING THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 90W AND N OF 25N W OF 90W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 26N96W TO 26.5N90W TO 
24N82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.