000
FZNT02 KNHC 162203
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO LOW NEAR 23N48W 1008 MB THEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 13N62W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 64W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 22N68W. WITHIN 150 NM SE ANS S 
QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 38W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 22N E 
OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 20N45W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 14N60W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 
64W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N 
TO 27N W OF FRONT TO 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS TO 64W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 16N45W 
THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 15N60W. N OF 27N E OF 52W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 20N W OF TROUGH NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH TO 60W WINDS LESS 
THEN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS 20 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 SEAS IN AND NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL .
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. N OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 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.

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.