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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 131942
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAY 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAY 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 22.5N67W TO 23.5N73.5W.
WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N57W TO 25N59W TO 25N56W TO 22N54W TO 27N51W 
TO 31N51W SCATTERED TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 22N60W. WITHIN 
31N45W TO 31N51W TO 26N54W TO 23N54W TO 24N51W TO 26N48W TO 
31N45W SCATTERED TSTMS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 23N56W. 
CONVECTION DISSIPATED.

.ATLC 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N80W TO
30N79W TO 31N78W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N75.5W TO 31N78.5W TO 30N77.5W TO 
30.5N75.5W TO 31N75.5W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR
31N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N77.5W TO 30.5N77.5W TO 
30.5N72.5W TO 30.5N71.5W TO 31N70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 31N.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N72W TO 12N74W TO 12N73W TO 11N71W
TO 12N69W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR
12N76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N74W TO 15N77W TO 12N77W TO
11N69W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT W OF
72W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 13N72W TO 12N73W TO
12N71W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 13N73W TO
14N75W TO 14N78W TO 13N78W TO 12N76W TO 13N73W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 20N86W TO 23N86W TO 23N88W
TO 21N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N85W TO 20N86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR CENTRAL HONDURAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N85W TO 23N88W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO
16N86W TO 16N85W TO 20N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT S OF
21N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W TO
17N85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.