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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 121350
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN MAY 12 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAY 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N80W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N60W TO 22N70W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 18N86W TO 18N87W TO
17N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W TO 18N85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 20N86W TO 19N87W TO 18N88W TO
17N88W TO 16N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N84W TO 22N86W TO 21N87W TO 18N88W TO
16N86W TO 17N84W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 
NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 13N75W TO 11N76W TO
12N73W TO 11N71W TO 11N70W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N74W TO 16N77W TO 11N77W TO
12N74W TO 11N70W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 72W.

.GULF OF MEXICO 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 23N88W TO
23N90W TO 22N90W TO 21N90W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W 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.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N88W TO
22N87W TO 23N87W TO 24N87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N85W TO 27N87W TO 25N90W TO 23N90W TO
22N87W TO 22N85W TO 24N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
,..SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.