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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


705 
FZNT02 KNHC 060312
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 6 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 8.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74W 
TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M...BUILDING TO
4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N71W TO 19N73W TO 15N78W TO 10N76W TO 
12N72W TO 11N64W TO 16N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 14N79W TO 17N75W TO 17N79W TO 14N80W TO 10N80W TO 11N77W 
TO 14N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M... 
BUILDING TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 14N79W TO
10N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N70W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N74W TO 16N79W TO 15N80W TO 12N81W TO
10N80W TO 10N77W TO 17N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N72W TO 18N70W TO 17N74W TO 13N77W TO
10N76W TO 12N69W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO
3.0 M W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N75W TO 15N80W TO 12N81W TO 
10N80W TO 10N77W TO 13N78W TO 16N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 23N73W TO 17N62W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W TO
25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 21N51W TO 24N74W TO 06N52W TO
07N35W TO 26N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES 
...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N53W TO 26N67W TO 26N76W TO 16N61W TO
06N52W TO 07N39W TO 20N53W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 30N39W TO 29N37W TO 28N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MOVED E OF AREA.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W
TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N72W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 17N87W TO
16N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N87W TO
17N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM 
WITHIN 29N94W TO 30N94W TO 30N95W TO 29N95W TO 29N94W.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.GULF OF AMERICA 21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N90W TO
22N91W TO 21N90W TO 22N89W TO 22N87W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.