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FZNT02 KNHC 160419
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA STORM WARNING... 
.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 26N98W. WITHIN 30N93W
TO 30N94W TO 29N97W TO 27N97W TO 28N94W TO 30N93W SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N87W TO 24N98W. WITHIN 
28N94W TO 29N94W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 28N94W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N88W 
TO 30N94W TO 28N94W TO 25N97W TO 25N96W TO 29N88W NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 19N96W. WITHIN 
25N93W TO 26N94W TO 25N98W TO 21N98W TO 19N96W TO 22N96W TO 
25N93W...INCLUDING OFF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ...N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 29N91W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 25N98W TO 24N96W TO 27N92W 
TO 29N91W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. FOR THE 
REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 30N85W TO 30N95W TO 27N92W TO 22N96W TO 
19N96W TO 24N92W TO 30N85W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 2.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W... 
INCLUDING OFF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N84W TO 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 20N95W TO 22N93W TO 
29N84WN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. FOR THE REMAINDER 
AREA WITHIN 26N84W TO 30N84W TO 27N86W TO 23N93W TO 18N95W TO 
23N89W TO 26N84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.0 M.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SOUTH OF AREA. WITHIN 24N82W TO 
25N86W TO 19N94W TO 19N92W TO 22N88W TO 22N85W TO 24N82W... 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BAY OF CAMPECHE AND THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N90W TO 25N83W TO 25N85W TO 23N93W TO 
20N97W TO 19N93W TO 22N90W...INCLUDING OFF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N74W TO 30N76W TO 31N81W TO 28N79W TO
29N71W TO 31N69W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N36.5W TO 30.5N81.5W TO 30N81.5W
TO 30N39.5W TO 31N36.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N36.5W TO 30.5N81.5W TO 
30N81.5W TO 30N39.5W TO 31N36.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE SOUTH.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N61W TO 19N63W TO 20N68W TO 17N68W
TO 13N64W TO 11N62W TO 16N61W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N62W TO 19N67W TO 18N76W TO 12N75W TO
10N65W TO 11N62W TO 16N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N72W TO 14N76W TO 11N76W TO
12N73W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
15N66W TO 17N68W TO 18N76W TO 12N79W TO 14N72W TO 12N68W TO 
15N66W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND IN MONA 
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N58W TO 19N65W TO 17N61W TO 12N61W
TO 11N56W TO 13N52W TO 21N58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N43W TO 26N59W TO 23N59W TO 21N73W TO
18N52W TO 21N53W TO 27N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEHWERE WITHIN 19N48W TO 27N62W TO 25N73W 
TO 17N61W TO 09N60W TO 08N48W TO 19N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 27N41W TO 28N54W TO 23N55W TO
22N52W TO 21N40W TO 25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N35W TO 29N77W TO 
15N61W TO 06N54W TO 07N44W TO 18N49W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N73W
TO 11N70W TO 13N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N77W
TO 13N78W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N76W TO 13N77W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE EAST. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.