000
FZNT02 KNHC 152205
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N52W TO LOW NEAR 19N59W 1010 MB AND 
SW TO 14N67W. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N44W TO LOW NEAR 22N48W 
1008 MB AND SW TO 14N60W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 46W AND 64W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 22N65W. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 
180 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N36W TO 20N44W TO 
14N56W. N OF 24N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 53W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. FROM 19N TO 24N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 
53W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH 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 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH FRONTAL 
TROUGH.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N E OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W NE 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 TO 8 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES EXCEPT IN THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE.

.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 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. N OF 
25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.