000
FZNT02 KNHC 191619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON APR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N35W TO 15N45W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH 
TO 12N56W TO 13N63W. N OF 25N E OF 44W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONTAL 
TROUGH W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 54W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 18N 
BETWEEN 54W AND 61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 17N35W TO 14N40W 
TO 14N52W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N66W TO 30N73W TO 29N81W. LOW PRES 1010 MB 
NEAR 26.5N70W WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING NE TO 31N66W AND TROUGH 
EXTENDING W-SW FROM LOW TO 24N82W. N OF 30N W OF 68W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF TROUGH TO 27N W OF 
77W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND TROUGH MERGED FROM 31N58W TO 
27N64W TO 25N75W. N OF MERGED FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 65W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FROM 31N46W TO 22.55N60W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO 45W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N 
OF 28N NW OF FRONT TO 60W NW WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 67W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.12 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.