000
FZNT02 KNHC 242206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 28N61W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 62W W 
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N46W TO 27N48W TO 24N53W. WINDS 
LESS THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N52W TO 28N61W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 46W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 20N50W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 18N61W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE 25N35W TO 
16N48W TO 16N60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 20 KT N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT E OF 53W IN NW 
SWELL AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 53W AND 60W.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 20N56W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 
46W 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 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 30N AND LESS THAN 8 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 22N W 
OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. W OF 60W AND SE OF 
LINE 28N60W TO 20N70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 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 18N 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 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N 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 30N92W TO 25N94W TO 21N97W. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 
86W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 21N TO 25N 
E OF FRONT TO 86W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF 86W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 22N92W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 27N82W TO 22N88W. N OF 
24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT 
TO 87W NW TO N 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.