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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 080344
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAY 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N84W TO 19N85W TO 19N86W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W
TO 16N84W TO 18N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N70W TO 10N66W
TO 11N64W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 13N78W 
TO 10N77W TO 12N72W TO 11N68W TO 10N64W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N75W TO 12N78W TO 10N77W TO
11N74W TO 10N72W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N74W TO 
16N77W TO 13N80W TO 10N77W TO 11N74W TO 11N70W TO 
15N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N68W TO 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 11N77W TO
12N73W TO 11N66W TO 13N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N73W TO 
16N79W TO 11N81W TO 09N78W TO 11N73W TO 11N66W TO 16N73W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N87W TO 24N89W TO 23N90W TO 21N90W TO 
22N87W TO 23N87W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.