000
FZNT02 KNHC 151013
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N59W TO 28N65W AND TROUGH 31N56W TO 1010 MB 
LOW NEAR 21N61W TO 17N62W. N OF FRONT E OF 65W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT N OF 22N E OF 65W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N48W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
22N54W THEN TO 15N60W. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N OF 17N...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 
61W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF FRONTAL TROUGH N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N39W TO 23N44W TO 
16N52W. N OF 25N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 63W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. FROM 21N TO 29N W OF 55W AND ELSEWHERE S 
OF 24N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT LESS 
THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT 
FROM 20N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 18N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 39W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT..EXCEPT 8 
TO 12 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND YUCATAN CHANNEL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 
72W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 75W...INCLUDING N PASSAGES...EXCEPT S OF 
14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.