000
FZNT02 KNHC 160230
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N50W TO LOW NEAR 19N59W 1010 MB AND 
SW TO 12N65W. S OF 27N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT IN AND NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS IN AND NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 29N. WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N42W TO LOW NEAR 22N46W 
1009 MB AND SW TO 14N58W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 63W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 18N TO 24N W OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 
26N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO 23N40W TO 
13N56W. N OF 29N E OF 48W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 30N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 62W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. S OF 
22N W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 21N E OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.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 W 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 INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N E OF 76W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 20N W OF 84W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N E OF 67W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 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 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 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
N OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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.