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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 061459
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON APR 6 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON APR 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR  8.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 
31N79W TO 31N81W TO 30N82W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 31N80W TO 
31N79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N81W. WITHIN 
31N76W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 29N80W TO 31N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N81W. WITHIN 
30N78.5W TO 30N79.5W TO 30N80.5W TO 29.5N80.5W TO 29.5N78.5W TO 
30N78.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N75W TO 30N79W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 28N79W TO 29N78W 
TO 31N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24N80W. WITHIN 
30N75W TO 30N76W TO 29N76W TO 29N75W TO 29N74W TO 30N75W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N65W TO 
29N76W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 27N76W TO 31N65W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 29N41W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 24N55W TO 15N45W TO
18N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N35W TO 28N41W TO 20N47W TO 18N46W TO
18N36W TO 20N35W TO 29N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N43W TO 24N56W TO 17N54W TO
13N48W TO 11N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0
M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 22N63W TO 23N65W TO 22N66W TO 21N65W TO 17N61W TO
19N60W TO 22N63W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N65W TO 14N67W TO 12N66W TO
11N66W TO 11N64W TO 12N64W TO 13N65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N66W TO 13N67W TO 13N68W TO 12N68W TO
11N67W TO 11N66W TO 12N66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
24N95W 1013 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 19N96W. WITHIN 29N89W
TO 29N94W TO 25N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N95W TO 24N94W TO 
29N89W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 24N88W TO 21N90W. 
WITHIN 21N95W TO 20N96W TO 18N95W TO 18N93W TO 19N94W TO 
21N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N86W 
TO 30N88W TO 28N89W TO 26N88W TO 27N83W TO 29N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. WITHIN 30N84W TO 
30N90W TO 28N91W TO 25N89W TO 25N85W TO 27N83W TO 30N84W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.