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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)



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FZNT02 KNHC 280935
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN APR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 30.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC WITHIN 26N77W TO 27N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N77W TO
26N77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N73W TO 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N76W
TO 18N78W TO 16N77W TO 19N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N72W TO 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N77W TO
18N77W TO 18N75W TO 20N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N73W TO 21N74W TO 20N76W TO
19N74W TO 20N71W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 26N55W TO 21N67W...THEN A SHEAR LINE TO 
20N72W. WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N59W TO 29N62W TO 21N81W TO 27N63W TO 
28N58W TO 31N54W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N72W TO 27N79W TO 25N79W TO 23N74W TO 23N72W 
TO 24N67W TO 26N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N81W TO 25N78W TO 21N81W TO 
22N65W TO 26N65W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FONT FROM 22N55W TO 19N68W. WITHIN 
31N40W TO 31N46W TO 30N44W TO 30N41W TO 31N40W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N54.5W TO 31N59.5W 
TO 30.5N59W TO 30N57W TO 30.5N54.5W TO 31N54.5W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N46W TO 
31N68W TO 24N75W TO 19N69W TO 21N62W TO 26N51W TO 31N46W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N52W TO 
31N65W TO 30N64W TO 30N60W TO 30N56W TO 31N52W W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N65W TO 26N65W
TO 23N75W TO 18N68W TO 31N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N83W TO 31N88W
TO 28N97W TO 20N96W TO 23N80W TO 29N83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 29N96W TO 19N93W TO 21N90W TO
23N82W TO 29N83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N89W TO 23N93W TO 19N93W TO 19N91W TO
21N90W TO 22N88W TO 24N89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N84W
TO 18N86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N72W TO 17N73W TO 17N72W TO 17N71W
TO 17N70W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N77W TO 22N81W TO 22N85W TO 18N82W TO 18N78W
TO 21N77W 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.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.