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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 082000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED APR 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED APR 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRESSURE NEAR 30N70W 1012 MB TO 25N75W.
W OF FRONT WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N80W TO 29N79W TO 29N76W TO 29N71W
TO 31N69W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 6.5 M IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 26N76W
TO 27N71W TO 31N66W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. E
OF FRONT WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N66W TO 30N66W TO 30N65W TO 30N62W 
TO 31N61W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N81W TO 
28N80W TO 27N76W TO 31N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 
M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N68W TO 28N73W 
TO 27N80W TO 23N74W TO 24N70W TO 31N61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 24N77W TO
31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N35W TO 26N42W TO 21N41W TO 19N35W TO 29N35W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL. WITHIN
31N35W TO 23N57W TO 12N49W TO 06N52W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 25N44W TO 22N44W TO 20N42W TO
16N35W TO 26N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N35W TO 29N49W TO 09N57W TO 
06N53W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 29N51W TO 18N55W TO 06N52W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N68W TO 15N72W TO 12N73W TO 12N70W TO 11N69W
TO 13N66W TO 15N68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N73W TO 14N75W TO 12N74W TO
12N72W TO 12N70W TO 13N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N76W TO 13N79W TO 11N79W TO
10N77W TO 12N70W TO 14N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N88W TO 28N91W TO 26N90W TO
26N86W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.