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FZNT02 KNHC 250228
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN APR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 27N55W TO 27N65W. NW OF FRONT TO 60W 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 20N44W. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N48W TO 27N55W TO 27N65W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...NW OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT TO 43W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N38W TO 20N44W THEN FRONTAL 
TROUGH TO 17N60W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N AND SE OF LINE 
31N56W TO 20N66W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL E OF 45W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 20N57W. N OF 21 WITHIN 120 
NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 43W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.ATLC N OF 28N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 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 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N 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 65W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. N OF 27N W OF 75W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.ATLC S OF 10N E OF 48W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 50W AND S OF 12N E OF 50W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN N SWELL W OF 4OW.

.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 29N92W TO 20N96W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 86W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT 
SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N86W TO 22N88W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 26N82W TO 22N86W. N OF 
28N E OF 86W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 
NM NW OF FRONT AND E OF 84W W TO NW 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.