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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 100857
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAY 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN MAY 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 12.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 
11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N70W TO 18N72W TO 15N76W TO 11N78W TO 
11N70W TO 11N66W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
18N72W TO 17N79W TO 13N81W TO 10N78W TO 11N74W TO 11N66W TO 
18N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N72W TO 18N73W TO 13N78W TO 10N76W TO
11N73W TO 11N67W TO 16N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N72W TO
18N75W TO 15N81W TO 10N80W TO 11N73W TO 11N67W TO 16N72W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 
11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N71W TO 18N72W TO 
15N77W TO 11N76W TO 10N64W TO 12N65W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N78W TO 11N82W TO
11N73W TO 11N64W TO 15N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 16N74W TO 15N78W TO 11N77W TO
11N73W TO 11N67W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N73W TO
15N81W TO 11N82W TO 10N80W TO 11N74W TO 11N67W TO 17N73W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 14N76W TO 12N77W TO 10N76W TO
12N72W TO 11N67W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO
15N73W TO 14N80W TO 11N81W TO 11N71W TO 11N67W TO 14N70W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N70W TO 21N72W TO 21N73W TO
20N73W TO 20N71W TO 20N70W TO 21N70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N70W TO 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 20N73W TO
20N71W TO 20N70W TO 21N70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N43W TO 10N50W TO 09N52W TO
06N52W TO 07N42W TO 10N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N35W TO 13N47W TO 09N55W TO 06N53W TO
07N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 30N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N85W TO 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 16N88W TO 17N86W
TO 16N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N84.5W TO 17N85.5W TO 16.5N87W TO 
16N87W TO 16N85.5W TO 16N84.5W TO 16.5N84.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 23N89W TO 
21N89W TO 21N87W TO 23N87W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 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 DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.