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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 160923
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE APR 16 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N55W TO 23N59W TO 23N61W TO 20N61W TO 20N59W TO
17N55W TO 20N55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 22N63W TO 08N53W TO 11N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N59W TO 24N60W TO 23N61W TO 22N61W TO
21N59W TO 22N57W TO 24N59W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N35W TO 27N52W TO 22N64W TO 10N56W TO 
07N50W TO 10N35W TO 20N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N44W TO 16N51W TO 13N58W TO 10N58W TO
07N53W TO 08N41W TO 14N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N78W TO
22N80W TO 21N83W TO 20N82W TO 18N73W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W
TO 11N73W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N72W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N72W TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO
24N91W TO 23N92W TO 20N91W TO 21N90W TO 21N87W TO
23N87W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.