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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 240945
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAY 24 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 29N54W TO
31N60W. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N51W TO 30N50W TO 30N47W TO 31N45W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 28N52W TO 31N62W. 
WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N57W TO 29N57W TO 28N54W TO 29N47W TO 31N42W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 
22N61W TO 25N66W TO 24N69W TO 22N68W TO 20N63W TO 20N61W TO 
22N61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 25N48W THEN
STATIONARY TO 27N62W. WITHIN 31N36W TO 30N58W TO 26N59W TO 
24N52W TO 25N44W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 24N67W TO 26N75W TO 23N75W TO 19N68W TO
16N60W TO 20N60W TO 24N67W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE 
SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N72.5W TO 21N74W TO 20.5N74W TO
20N73.5W TO 20N72.5W TO 20N72W TO 21N72.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N74W TO
20N71W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 22N75W TO 21N75W TO 20N74W TO
20N72W TO 20N71W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N72W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N71W
TO 12N69W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N72W
TO 17N71W TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 16N72W TO 14N78W TO 11N78W TO 
10N76W TO 11N70W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N73W 
TO 17N73W TO 16N73W TO 16N71W TO 17N71W TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 16N77W TO 13N79W TO 11N78W 
TO 11N71W TO 12N68W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO 16N85W
TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N85W TO 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 16N87W TO
16N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO
16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.