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FZNT02 KNHC 251602
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN APR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 24N50W TO 23N64W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 
43W AND 52W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N35W TO 20N44W. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N40W TO 24N50W TO 23N64W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 59W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NE PART. SEAS 8 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N. NW OF FRONT BETWEEN 59W AND 64W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 59W AND 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SECOND DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 31N36W TO 23N45W TO 19N55W 
TO 17N62W. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN TWO FRONTS SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT 
27N35W TO 20N44W WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N50W TO 18N63W. N OF
28N E OF 48W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND NW OF FRONT TO 
65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW AND N SWELL... 
HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 25N35W TO 20N42W WITH 
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 17N50W TO 16N62W. NW OF FRONT TO 
62W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
E PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD AND STATIONARY FRONTS DISSIPATED. N OF 
17N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL 
...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 17N TO 22N BETWEEN 52W AND 61W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 29N81W. W OF FRONT W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 70W 
AND FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT 
TO 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N71W TO 22N77W. FROM 23N TO 
27N WITHIN 600 NM E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 780 NM E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 
30N.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N75W TO 24N80W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 09N E OF 54W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N E OF 51W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 13N W OF 50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 
17N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N 
AND E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30N85W TO 25N90W TO 21N93W. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH 
S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N85W TO 28N87W TO 22N88W. WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT 28N83W TO 24N87W TO 
22N88W. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W 
OF FRONT TO 87W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. 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.