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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 091950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N69W TO 17N73W TO 16N79W TO 12N82W TO 10N77W
TO 13N70W TO 14N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N67W TO 16N72W TO 14N79W TO 10N79W TO
13N66W TO 15N67W...THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 
11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N75W TO 13N79W TO
10N79W TO 12N74W TO 12N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELLOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N73W TO 15N79W TO 11N81W TO 10N79W TO
10N77W TO 12N72W TO 15N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.0 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N71W TO 21N71W TO 21N74W TO 20N74W TO 17N73W TO
17N71W TO 20N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC WITHIN 15N51W TO 20N57W TO 21N70W TO 16N61W TO 11N61W TO 
06N53W TO 15N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N53W TO 20N65W TO 16N61W TO 12N61W TO
07N56W TO 07N48W TO 18N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N57W TO 16N61W TO 14N61W TO 10N57W TO
09N53W TO 12N53W TO 15N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N38W TO 25N41W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N48W TO 
26N47W TO 25N40W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N41W TO 21N41W. WITHIN 31N35W TO
30N49W TO 24N51W TO 21N47W TO 26N43W TO 20N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N44W TO 
27N45W TO 24N42W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N87W TO 23N89W TO 
23N90W TO 22N90W TO 21N90W TO 22N87W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N95W TO 29N96W TO 
28N97W TO 25N97W TO 27N94W TO 29N95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 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.

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.FORECASTER KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.