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FZNT02 KNHC 221516
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N65W THEN STATIONARY TO 
27N80W. FROM 27N TO 29N W OF 74W AND FROM 26N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 
70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN ABOUTH 90 NM S OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY W OF 
65W. WINDS AND SEAS COULD BE HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 27N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 28N80W. N OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 31N53W TO 27N65W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 28N77W AND THEN WARM FRONT TO 31N81W. N OF 28N W 
OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.   
.36 HOUR STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 28N65W TO 28N77W...THEN 
WARM FRONT TO 31N80W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N W OF 75W. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 28N TO 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 
74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N65W...THEN 
WARM FRONT TO 28N73W TO 31N75W. COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 
28N82W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 25N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED N AND NESWELL. S OF 11N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 
72W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
FROM 15.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 72W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78.5W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 90W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 87W. 
WINDS AND SEAS COULD BE HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. WARM FRONT FROM 
30N90W TO 27N82W. N OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N91W TO 22N94W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
28N E OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS COULD BE HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N88W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS COULD BE 
HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 25N86W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N92W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.