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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


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FZNT02 KNHC 120352
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N63.5W TO 20N70W. W OF 
FRONT...WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N72W TO 27N78W TO 22N72W TO 27N66W TO
31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 73W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT...
WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N60W TO 29N59W TO 29N55W TO 31N53W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N59W THEN STATIONARY
FRONT TO 24N65W TO 20N69W. WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N65W TO 28N75W
TO 27N80W TO 23N81W TO 23N75W TO 22N71W TO 25N66W TO 31N55W...
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 26N62W TO 
20N71W. WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N66W TO 28N72W TO 23N81W TO 20N73W 
TO 25N60W TO 31N54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 
3.5 M NE OF BAHAMAS...AND LESS THAN 2.5 M ELSEWHERE EXCEPT  
2.5 TO 3 M IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

.ATLC WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N57W TO 31N53W TO 30N62W TO 06N52W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 24N40W TO 13N45W TO 07N55W 
TO 07N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN 
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N39W TO 18N38W TO 17N35W TO
24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN DECAYING NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N72W TO 12N77W TO 09N76W TO 11N74W
TO 11N71W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N71W TO
14N78W TO 13N80W TO 10N80W TO 11N75W TO 11N70W TO 13N71W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 23N82W TO 22N84W TO
18N79W TO 18N74W TO 19N73W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA
AND JAMAICA AND IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 24N82W TO 24N85W TO 21N92W TO 20N93W TO 
22N88W TO 22N85W TO 24N82W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N85W TO 25N87W TO 23N92W TO 20N91W TO 
22N88W TO 23N81W TO 28N85W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.