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FZNT02 KNHC 082020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI MAY 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAY 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N71W TO 12N72W TO 13N74W TO 12N73W TO 11N71W
TO 12N69W TO 12N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N75W TO 
13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 12N75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N74.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO
11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N76W TO 
11N75W TO 12N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS NEAR 
2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N76W
TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N72W... INCLUDING 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N74W TO 12N74W TO 11N71W TO
11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO
13N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N75W TO 
14N76W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO 10N77W TO 14N75W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N74W TO 11N74W TO 12N72W TO
11N71W TO 11N69W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
13N74W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 13N74W TO 14N77W TO 13N79W TO 10N78W TO 11N76W TO 
12N77W TO 13N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E 
SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75W TO 11N75W TO 
11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO 15N73W TO 13N72W TO 11N71W TO 
11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N73W TO 
14N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N74W TO 13N72W TO 15N73W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINING AREA WITHIN 
13N77W TO 14N75W TO 15N76W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N76W TO 
13N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M IN E SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 13N71W TO 12N73W TO 12N71W TO
11N71W TO 12N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N72W 
TO 15N73W TO 14N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N74W TO 13N72W TO 14N72W E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
15N72W TO 16N74W TO 15N77W TO 14N79W TO 11N79W TO 10N77W TO 
15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 13N72W TO 12N74W TO
11N71W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
13N72W TO 14N72W TO 13N75W TO 15N76W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO 
13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N77W TO 14N80W TO 10N79W TO 
11N75W TO 13N77W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20.5N71W TO 20.5N71.5W TO 20.5N72W
TO 20N72.5W TO 20N71W TO 20.5N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N85W TO 18N86W TO
16N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W TO 17N84W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF AMERICA 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 24N88W TO
23N90W TO 22N89W TO 22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N89W TO 22N88W TO
22N87W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 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.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.