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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 220306
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAY 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAY 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 72.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W...INCLUDING IN THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M OUTSIDE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M 
OFFSHORE COLOMBIA.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.