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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 262000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING... 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N81W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 2.5 TO 
4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF AMERICA 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N97W. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 27N91W. N OF FRONT N TO 
NE 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.