000
FZNT02 KNHC 070810
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI APR 7 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 9.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 30N61W TO 20N65W. WITHIN 26N54W TO 27N63W TO 
08N48W TO 12N46W TO 16N35W TO 26N54W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N70W TO 22N71W. WITHIN 22N51W 
TO 26N62W TO 22N67W TO 10N57W TO 13N42W TO 22N51W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N69W TO 22N75W. WITHIN 16N54W TO 
22N65W TO 11N57W TO 13N50W TO 09N38W TO 13N40W TO 16N54W... 
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 27.5N44W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 30N39W TO 30N36W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N35W TO 28N39W TO 
26N40W TO 25N39W TO 26N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29.5N81W.
WITHIN 31N80.5W TO 31N80W TO 31N81.5W TO 30N81.5W TO 30.5N81W TO
31N80.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N74W TO 22N79W TO 21N82W TO 18N76W
TO 15N72W TO 18N70W TO 19N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA AND THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR 19N76W.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W
TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N74W TO 16N76W TO 16N77W TO 12N78W TO 10N76W
TO 12N71W TO 13N74W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N64W TO 13N65W TO 11N66W TO 11N65W TO 11N64W
TO 13N64W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N62W TO 16N64W TO 14N67W TO 11N66W TO
11N64W TO 12N62W TO 13N62W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N91.5W TO LOW PRES NEAR
27N96W 1015 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N96.5W TO 20.5N97W. 
WITHIN 26N96W TO 30N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 24N96W 
TO 26N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS N OF 27N. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N95W
1015 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 18.5N95W. WITHIN 24N97W 
TO 24N98W TO 23N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 20N95W TO 24N97W NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W
1016 MB. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 23N89W TO 24N90W TO 24N91W TO 23N92W TO
22N93W TO 22N90W TO 23N89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N88W TO 23N90W TO 21N91W TO 21N89W TO
22N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 
NM WITHIN 30.5N86W TO 30.5N86.5W TO 30.5N88.5W TO 30N88.5W TO 
29.5N85.5W TO 30N85.5W TO 30.5N86W.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.