000
FZNT02 KNHC 151617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 26N65W AND TROUGH FROM 31N52W 
TO 25N56W TO LOW NEAR 21N61W 1010 MB AND SW TO 17N62W. S OF 27N
W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT EXCEPT W OF 
BAHAMAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH FROM 31N47W TO
25N48W TO LOW NEAR 22N53W 1008 MB. TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM LOW 
SW TO 15N60W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT EXCEPT W OF 79W TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH
TO 67W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E 
OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE
AND S QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 22N44W TO 19N47W THEN
WEAKENING TO WEAK LOW NEAR 22N48W 1011 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 
16N56W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 19N TO 24N W OF FRONT TO 53W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 31N65W TO 
20N71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 21N NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N.

.ATLC N OF 26N E OF 39W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
TO NE 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 CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH COLD FRONT
AND TROUGH.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. BETWEEN 75W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 75W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 28N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W AND S OF 25N E OF 
85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. N OF 
25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 88W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.