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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 050247
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAY 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAY 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 12N71W TO 13N74W TO 11N74W TO 12N72W
TO 11N67W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 17N87W TO
16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N96W TO 21N97W TO
20N96W TO 21N95W TO 23N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 24N89W TO 23N91W TO 21N90W TO
22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W E TO 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.