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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 280442 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN APR 28 2024

CORRECTED TO ADD FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE GALE
WARNING SECTION

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN APR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 26N77W TO 29N79W TO 26N80W TO 
23N82W TO 22N78W TO 25N79W TO 26N77W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N66W TO 29N66W TO 28N63W TO 29N60W TO
31N56W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N78W TO 30N81W TO 21N76W TO 21N70W TO 24N63W TO 30N78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N80W TO 22N76W TO 21N70W TO 24N63W TO 26N65W TO 
31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N47W TO 29N44W TO 30N42W TO
31N41W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N49W TO 31N57W TO 30N56W TO 29N53W TO 29N51W TO 31N49W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N41W TO 31N67W TO 24N75W TO 20N68W TO 23N64W TO 31N41W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N65W TO 25N62W TO 20N65W TO
21N57W TO 26N56W TO 31N39W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N76W
TO 17N77W TO 20N71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W
TO 16N85W TO 18N86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N79W TO 23N83W TO 21N86W TO 19N80W TO 20N77W
TO 22N79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N70W TO 18N72W TO 17N72W TO 16N71W
TO 17N70W TO 18N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W
TO 19N96W TO 24N81W TO 29N83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N97W TO 19N93W TO 21N89W TO
24N81W TO 30N86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 23N88W TO 23N90W TO 22N90W TO
21N90W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.