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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 271719 RRA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT APR 27 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

...UPDATED FOR GALE WARNING...

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 1200 UTC SAT APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO
26N79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N79W TO
27N79W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N81W TO 25N82W TO 
23N83W TO 23N80W TO 25N79W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N79.5W TO 27N79.5W TO 27N80W TO 
25.5N80.5W TO 24.5N80W TO 24.5N79.5W TO 26N79.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 FT.ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N79W TO 27N79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.27 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N70W TO 29N69W TO
29N65W TO 31N62W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N64W TO 30N63W TO 30N61W TO
30N58W TO 31N56W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N68W TO 26N72W TO 24N71W TO 25N64W 
TO 31N53W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N66W TO 24N74W TO 22N72W TO
22N60W TO 24N54W TO 31N46W N WINDS 20...UPDATED FOR GALE WARNING 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N69W TO 22N72W TO 23N74W TO 22N77W
TO 21N77W TO 21N70W TO 22N69W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N76W TO 19N77W TO 18N76W TO
19N74W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA... NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 21N75W TO 20N75W TO
19N74W TO 20N71W TO 21N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N85W TO 17N87W TO
16N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N85W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO
16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 18N86W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO
16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 31N87W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N95W TO
19N91W TO 25N85W TO 31N87W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 31N88W TO 28N97W TO 20N95W TO
24N83W TO 30N84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N84W TO 28N87W TO 27N94W TO 23N95W TO
22N89W TO 26N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.