000
FZNT02 KNHC 170254
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN APR 17 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N70W TO 25.5N80W. N OF FRONT W
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...
HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W
TO 26N60W TO 22.5N78W. N OF 29.5N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 65W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF
FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 13 FT IN
N TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA. DISSIPATING COLD
FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 22N62W TO 20N73W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 64W AND
71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 60W...AND OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 57W
AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN
180 NM SE OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR CARIBBEAN FORECAST WINDWARD PASSAGE FROM 18N TO 20N NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 25.5N80W TO 28N97W. N OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 20N TO 22.5N
BETWEEN 87W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO DISSIPATE FROM NEAR 23N80W TO 29N96W.
N OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM
20N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. FROM 20N TO 23.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 91.5W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.