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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


806 
FZNT02 KNHC 032053
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR  5.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N70W TO 18N71W TO 17N74W TO 11N77W TO 13N73W TO 11N67W
TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N63W 
TO 18N66W TO 16N79W TO 09N77W TO 13N73W TO 11N68W TO 14N63W... 
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 12N75.5W TO 
11N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
3.0 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N71W TO 18N72W TO 15N77W TO 
10N76W TO 12N73W TO 10N65W TO 16N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 
REMAINDER OR AREA WITHIN 17N66W TO 16N72W TO 18N73W TO 15N81W TO 
10N78W TO 12N64W TO 17N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 17N75W TO 15N77W TO 10N77W TO
12N73W TO 11N67W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING IN THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N73W TO 15N81W TO 10N77W TO 11N66W 
TO 13N64W TO 17N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N73W TO 15N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N76W TO
12N74W TO 12N70W TO 18N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N76W TO 15N81W TO 09N77W TO 13N71W 
TO 13N65W TO 17N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E 
SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N72W TO 
15N78W TO 12N78W TO 11N76W TO 13N70W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N75W TO 13N82W TO 10N78W TO
13N71W TO 14N64W TO 17N68 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN E SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N70W TO 18N73W TO 16N76W TO 12N78W TO
10N76W TO 12N74W TO 16N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N65W TO 18N73W TO 17N80W TO 10N81W TO 13N71W 
TO 13N63W TO 16N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 18N71W TO 16N74W TO 16N76W TO
12N78W TO 11N76W TO 14N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N69W TO 17N80W TO 13N82W 
TO 09N78W TO 13N74W TO 13N64W TO 17N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N69W TO 29N72W TO 29N65W TO 31N56W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N57W TO 30N67W TO 31N75W TO 29N75W TO 27N68W TO 28N64W 
TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N72W TO 25N75W TO 21N70W TO
24N61W TO 31N46W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 30N45W TO 28N41W TO
27N37W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 
M IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 24N36W TO 07N43W TO 07N41W TO 09N40W TO
07N35W TO 24N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N35W TO 23N66W TO 06N57W TO 07N35W 
TO 29N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 25N42W TO 22N45W TO 18N40W TO
17N35W TO 24N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N35W TO 28N45W TO 21N70W TO 17N62W 
TO 07N57W TO 07N35W TO 27N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 29N46W TO 25N74W TO 18N63W TO
07N56W TO 07N35W TO 26N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 20N73W TO
19N75W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N72W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20.5N71.5W TO 20.5N72.5W TO 21N73W TO 
20N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 20.5N71.5W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20.5N71.5W TO 20.5N72.5W TO 20.5N74W TO
20N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 20.5N71.5W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.