000
FZNT02 KNHC 180231
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 13N55W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 
13N63W. N OF 27N E OF 52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 52W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 62W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 14N55W. N OF 26N E 
OF 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
15N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT E OF 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 18N35W TO 14N47W. N OF 
25N E OF 40W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 15N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
ATLC PASSAGES. FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC TROUGH FROM 27N72W TO 22N78W FROM 23N TO 
25N E OF TROUGH TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N62W TO 25N70W TO 25N77W. FROM 
25N TO 29N E OF TROUGH TO 61W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N 
OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.