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FZNT02 KNHC 182154
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU APR 18 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 09 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 77W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 74W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. N OF 28N BETWEEN
76W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N81W TO 31N70W TO 24N77W TO
24N80W TO 31N81W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N77W TO 23N80W. N
OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF
26N. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N76W TO 22N79W. N
OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 73W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 79W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N94W
1006 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 20.5N97W 1006 MB. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 26N W OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW
WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N90W TO 20N91W TO
18N94W. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
25N94W TO 23N97W TO 27N97W TO 29N96W TO 30N92W TO 28N91W TO 
25N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N86W TO 21N90W
18.5N92W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF
26N W OF FRONT TO 87W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N94W TO 30N84W TO 23N86W TO
28N97W TO 30N94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF
20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N82W TO 24N91W TO 28N95W TO 31N88W TO 
29N83W TO 24N82W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN
83W AND 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 27N53W TO 25N60W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N59W TO 31N36W TO 28N40W TO 27N47W TO 28N53W TO
31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 25N47W TO 24N53W. N
OF 23N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 24N41W TO 22N47W. N
OF 30N BETWEEN 41W AND 49W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 23N47W TO 22N57W TO 24N65W TO 29N64W TO 31N54W TO 31N35W TO 
23N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 70W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N89W TO 18N85W TO 15.5N84W TO
18N89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 84W AND 87W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...INCLUDING GULF
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF
74W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT NEAR 11.5N75W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT W OF 74W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT W
OF 72W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.