000
FZNT02 KNHC 172020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72.5W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 31N64W TO 
31N72W TO 29N75W TO 26N75W TO 26N70W TO 29N66W TO 31N64W S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N77W
TO 29N78W TO 29N75W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE SE.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N53W TO 22N59W TO 21N55W TO 24N42W TO 
24N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N46W TO 31N62W TO 26N75W TO 17N62W TO 07N59W 
TO 07N37W TO 19N46W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N76W TO 06N55W TO 07N39W TO
31N35W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR LOW N OF AREA. FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N43W TO 
27N42W TO 24N39W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N35W TO 31N43W TO 30N77W TO 
21N62W TO 07N52W TO 10N35W TO 23N35W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N62W TO 18N66W TO 18N77W TO 15N79W TO 10N76W
TO 11N65W TO 14N62W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND THE
MONA PASSAGE AND THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N66W TO 16N69W TO 17N76W TO 13N80W TO
10N76W TO 12N67W TO 14N66W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE AND THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 22N84.5W TO 20.5N87W. WITHIN 
24N82W TO 27N83W TO 20N97W TO 19N95W TO 19N92W TO 21N89W TO 
24N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST 
OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N84W TO 26N92W TO 24N97W TO 20N97W TO 22N93W 
TO 27N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 23N85W TO 23N87W
TO 23N88W TO 22N88W TO 21N86W TO 22N85W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 21.5N80W TO 15.5N84W. 
WITHIN 21N84W TO 22N86W TO 22N87W TO 20N87W TO 19N86W TO 20N85W 
TO 21N84W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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 KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.