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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 170845
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N67W TO 30.5N67W TO 30N67W TO 30.5N67W
TO 31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N85W TO 19N85W TO 19N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N86W
TO 16N85W TO 18N85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E
TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N84W TO 20N85W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO
17N87W TO 16N85W TO 18N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... 
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 19N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N87W TO
16N86W TO 17N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N75W TO
11N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N74W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO
11N76W TO 12N73W TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 23N88W TO 24N88W TO 24N89W TO 23N89W TO
22N89W TO 22N88W TO 23N88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N88W TO 24N89W TO 23N89W TO
23N88W TO 24N88W TO 24N87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 22N96W TO 22N97W TO 20N97W TO 19N94W TO
20N95W TO 22N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ... SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.