000
FZNT02 KNHC 241552
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 28N61W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 62W W 
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 27N48W TO 24N53W. WINDS 
LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 28N61W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS 
...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 68W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 50W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N56W TO 28N61W. FRONTAL TROUGH 
31N37W TO 24N44W TO 20N50W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 57W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
27N. N OF 24N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO COLD FRONT SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
29N. N OF 22N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 24N35W TO 20N40W WITH SHEAR AXIS TO 
17N50W TO 16N62W. N OF 30N E OF 41W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 18 
TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT AND SHEAR AXIS TO 
55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 25N. FROM N OF SHEAR AXIS TO 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N41W TO 30N43W TO 28N46W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 48W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W 
INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 75W INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
S OF 19N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 30N94W TO 25N95W TO 22N97W. N OF 25N 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 
21N TO 26N E OF FRONT TO 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 24N91W. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N85W TO 24N87W. N OF 28N W OF 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 90W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.