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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 200835
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N71W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.ATLC WITHIN 10N46W TO 11N55W TO 14N60W TO 10N56W TO 07N53W TO
09N47W TO 10N46W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 30N41W TO 30N37W TO 30N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 31N37W TO 29N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N74W TO 16N77W TO 15N80W TO 11N81W TO 10N77W
TO 13N71W TO 15N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 15N73W TO 12N79W TO 11N76W TO
13N73W TO 12N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N73W TO 14N73W TO 13N72W TO
11N70W TO 12N69W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO
17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.