000
FZNT02 KNHC 161605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 26N49W TO 22N54W. S OF 27N W OF
69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 58W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN
58W AND 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 25N45W TO 16N52W. N 
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT. FROM 18N TO 27N W OF FRONT TO 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N35W TO 
17N45W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 27N50W. N OF 29N E OF 
58W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 26N W OF TROUGH TO 53W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO LINE FROM 31N60W TO 18N65W
WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 
22N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 75W AND N OF 14N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 21N84W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF
25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.