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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 071440
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE APR 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE APR 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR  9.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 28N80.5W. WITHIN 30N79W TO
31N80W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W NE WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N81W TO 
29N81W TO 29N79W TO 31N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N81W. 
WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N81W TO 28N78W TO 28N75W TO 31N71W NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N81W 
TO 26N80W TO 29N71W TO 31N68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M. WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N66W TO 30N66W TO 30N64W TO 30N62W TO 
31N61W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N81W. WITHIN
31N67W TO 31N81W TO 28N81W TO 28N78W TO 30N73W TO 31N67W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 
31N72W TO 28N80W TO 26N80W TO 24N74W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N52W TO 22N56W TO 15N44W TO 17N35W TO
31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 28N42W TO 21N45W TO 17N40W TO
17N35W TO 30N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 25N56W TO 19N56W TO 11N44W 
TO 10N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 26N43W TO 22N46W TO 18N43W TO
18N35W TO 27N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N35W TO 29N46W TO 21N53W TO 06N52W TO 07N35W 
TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N66W TO 14N68W TO 14N71W TO 12N71W TO 11N67W
TO 12N66W TO 13N66W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N66W TO 15N69W TO 14N74W TO 11N73W TO
11N66W TO 14N66W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N66W TO 15N69W TO 14N74W TO 11N73W TO
11N66W TO 14N66W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 29N83W TO 31N87W TO 30N90W TO 27N89W TO 
26N87W TO 27N82W TO 29N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. 
WITHIN 21N92W TO 22N93W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO 19N91W 
TO 21N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 31N88W TO 29N92W TO 24N90W TO
25N84W TO 26N82W TO 30N84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 31N88W TO 28N90W TO 26N89W TO
25N83W TO 26N82W TO 30N84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.