000
FZNT02 KNHC 202000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI APR 20 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W. N OF 29N W OF 76W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N80W. FROM 27N TO 30N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N63W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 26N80W. FROM 25.5N TO 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.ATLC WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 31N35W TO 
07N35W TO 06N52W TO 20N62W TO 31N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 
07N35W TO 06N53W TO 10N57W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N35W TO 15N35W TO 
22N42W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17.5N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 74W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. 
N OF 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 
26N97W. N OF 27N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 27N81W TO 30N93W. N OF 28N E 
OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 29N90W. N OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 30N87W AND COLD 
FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF COLD FRONT. 

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.