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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


450 
FZNT02 KNHC 301518
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAY 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JUN 01.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N71W TO 27N78W. N OF 27N E 
OF TROUGH TO 57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. N 
OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 74.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 
M. N OF 30N BETWEEN 51W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 27N72W TO 25N76W. N OF 
25N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 25N70W TO 27N72W S TO SW 
WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. N OF 
27N W OF FRONT TO 73W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W TO 24N74W. N OF 
29N E OF FRONT TO 58W SW WINDS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 25N68W TO 
27N70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 69W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.0 M. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 25N70W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 27N62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N W SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 25N70W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 28N63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 30N65W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES 
NEAR 31N78W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 29N55W TO 29N58W TO 31N57W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 22N E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 42W AND 
47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 23N E OF 44W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N TO A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 20N48W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 2.5 M.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.