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FZNT02 KNHC 240957
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST ATLC SECOND COLD FRONT 31N54W TO 28N62W. N OF 
30N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 25N60W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
46W AND 57W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N47W TO 22N55W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 37W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 65W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N BETWEEN 53W AND 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT...HIGHEST FAR N. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 45W AND 53W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 
31N40W TO 23N50W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N BETWEEN 48W AND 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 
FT...EXCEPT 15 TO 22 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 35W 
AND 48W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N44W TO 23N60W. N OF 25N W OF 
FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
FRONT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 20N50W THEN TROUGH TO 
18N62W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 48W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT TO 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N 
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC N OF 25N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 68W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 65W AND E OF BAHAMAS E 
TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 52W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 76W...INCLUDING WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 
84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 21N W OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N W OF 92W. SEAS 8 FT N OF 25N AND 
LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N93W TO 22N97W. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT TO 
85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND LESS 
THAN 8 FT S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 20N95W. E OF FRONT SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 29N AND LESS THAN 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 29N84W TO 21N89W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 90W SW TO W WINDS 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 COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.