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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 091526
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N72W TO 15N78W TO 12N78W TO 10N76W TO 14N70W
TO 18N72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 12N75.5W TO 
11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 
12N78W TO 11N78W TO 11N75W TO 12N73W TO 13N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 14N76W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO
10N77W TO 11N74W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N35W TO 25N41W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N47W TO 
27N46W TO 27N42W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 31N52W TO 27N54W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N47W TO 26N50W TO 22N46W TO 25N43W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 
29N45W TO 24N42W TO 22N39W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 14N50W TO 22N58W TO 21N70W TO 16N61W TO 07N57W TO 
07N46W TO 14N50W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES 
WINDS...20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N50W TO 20N69W TO 16N61W TO 10N61W TO
07N46W TO 13N52W TO 17N50W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N54W TO 16N57W TO 18N61W TO 14N61W TO
11N55W TO 11N53W TO 14N54W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 
21N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM 
WITHIN 30N83W TO 31N88W TO 30N90W TO 30N92W TO 29N91W TO 29N84W 
TO 30N83W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 
22N91W TO 21N90W TO 22N88W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N94W TO 29N95W TO 
27N97W TO 25N97W TO 25N96W TO 26N94W TO 27N94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N91W TO 27N93W TO 25N94W TO 24N93W TO
24N92W TO 25N91W TO 26N91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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.