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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 042116
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT APR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N60W TO 26N64W TO 26N73W TO 22N71W TO 21N65W TO 
22N59W TO 25N60W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 3.5M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N55W TO 
29N62W TO 28N76W TO 24N76W TO 19N68W TO 20N57W TO 67N55W...INCLUDING
IN ATLC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N63W TO 27N67W TO 28N76W TO 25N77W TO
19N67W TO 20N60W TO 24N63W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N56W TO 19N61W TO 23N63W TO 20N67W TO 
17.5N62W TO 12N58W TO 16N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN 
DECAYING NE SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ALONG 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 30N44W TO 30N38W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 31N48W. N OF FRONT...
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N42W TO 31N48W TO 28N42W TO 28.5N36W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN N SWELL...HIGHEST 
E OF 45W.

.ATLC AND GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 24N79W TO 25N81W TO 25N85W TO 
23N84W TO 23N79W TO 24N79W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N72W TO 13N75W TO 13N78W TO 10N78W
TO 10N76W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N70W TO 13N74W TO 12N74W TO
11N71W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N92W TO 
26N97W. NW OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N92W TO 29N95W TO 26N97W TO 
28N95W TO 29N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 28N94W TO 25N97W. NW
OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO 
27.5N94W TO 28N93W TO 29N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 27N93W TO 22N98W. NW
OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N93W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N95W
TO 28N93W TO 29N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. W OF 
FRONT...WITHIN 25N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W TO 
25N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 26N90W TO 23.5N94W 
TO 18N94W. N AND W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N88W TO 30N95W TO 29N96W 
TO 26N97W TO 22N97W TO 18N94W TO 25N95W TO 27N89W TO 29N88W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.