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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 270950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 06 HOUR COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N70W. FORECAST WITHIN 
31N61W TO 31N66W TO 30N65W TO 30N63W TO 30N62W TO 31N61W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N73W TO 
30N76W TO 28N74W TO 28N68W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 20N66W. WITHIN 
31N55W TO 31N58W TO 30N59W TO 29N60W TO 29N59W TO 30N56W TO 
31N55W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 27N76W TO 27N80W TO 23N82W TO 23N79W TO 25N78W TO 24N75W 
TO 27N76W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N71W TO 28N81W TO 23N74W TO 23N70W TO 28N61W 
TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 22N55W...THEN 
STATIONARY TO 18N63W. WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N60.5W TO 30.5N60.5W TO
30N58.5W TO 30N54.5W TO 31N53W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N67W TO 27N75W TO 
23N72W TO 24N57W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N72W TO 20N78W TO 23N82W TO 22N86W 
TO 19N82W TO 17N70W TO 20N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N73W TO 21N73W TO 20N76W TO 17N75W TO
19N74W TO 17N71W TO 19N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 18N87W TO 18N88W TO
16N87W TO 17N86W TO 16N84W TO 18N85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 19N96W TO 
23N82W TO 29N83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 28N96W TO 23N94W TO 21N91W TO
23N83W TO 30N84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.