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FZNT02 KNHC 170802
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   
1030 UTC FRI APR 17 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 18. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 27N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
31N74W. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT. N OF STATIONARY FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 24N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 27N60W...THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N665W. N OF FRONTS
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS
NEAR 31N40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS DISSIPATED. N OF 30N BETWEEN 50W AND 
59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
20N E OF 58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...
HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 28N35W.

.ATLC S OF 10N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14.5N 
BETWEEN 76W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 12.5N72W TO
12N77.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 11.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W...INCLUDING 
THE E GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18.5N W OF 84.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 19N91.5W TO 22.5N91W. WITHIN 90 NM
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR TROUGH OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA. S OF 23N BETWEEN 87W
AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19N91W TO 23N91W. WITHIN 90 NM
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH S OF 23N ALONG 95W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED...NEW TROUGH OVER YUCATAN
PENINSULA. S OF 23N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 19N91W TO 23N91W. WITHIN 90 NM
E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.