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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 242051
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 24N36W 1008 MB. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N42W TO 
28N42W TO 24N38W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 22N47W TO 
18N41W TO 20N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 21N38W 1011 MB. WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N37W TO 30N37W TO 29N36W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 
26N48W TO 20N44W TO 19N39W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 19N41W 1014 MB. WITHIN
30N39W TO 29N46W TO 25N47W TO 24N44W TO 27N39W TO 30N39W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 26N65W. WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N73W 
TO 29N73W TO 26N68W TO 27N64W TO 29N63W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N74W TO 11N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N73W
TO 11N70W TO 13N71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO
19N76W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N90W TO 22N92W TO
20N93W TO 19N93W TO 19N91W TO 22N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N92W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO 23N98W TO
20N96W TO 22N94W TO 27N92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N95W TO 29N96W TO 27N97W TO 25N97W TO
25N96W TO 27N94W TO 29N95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.