FZNT02 KNHC 231508
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI OCT 23 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N65W TO 31N80W TO 27N80W TO 26N77W TO 29N72W TO 27N69W
TO 31N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67.5W TO 30.5N81.5W TO 30.5N75W TO
30N73W TO 30.5N67.5W TO 31N67.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N67W
TO 30N81W TO 29N73W TO 29N65W TO 29N59W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N74W TO 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO
30N78W TO 30N75W TO 30N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.5
TO 5.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N62W TO 30N75W TO
31N81W TO 28N81W TO 29N72W TO 29N70W TO 31N62W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N62W TO 29N68W TO 28N80W TO 24N68W TO 26N58W
TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N71W TO 27N77W TO 29N70W TO
31N61W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.0 M IN N TO NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 27N74W TO
29N67W TO 31N58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN
NE SWELL. WITHIN 29N65W TO 28N68W TO 27N67W TO 25N67W TO 25N66W
TO 29N65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N42W TO 30N64W TO 26N80W TO
24N70W TO 26N60W TO 26N51W TO 31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N47.5W TO 30.5N47.5W TO 30N46W TO
30.5N46W TO 30N45.5W TO 31N45W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N47W TO
31N50W TO 30N49W TO 29N47W TO 29N45W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO SHIFT N OF 31N.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N35W TO 17N35W TO 16N36W TO
15N35W TO 16N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 11N70W TO 12N69W TO
13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 13N72W TO 12N70W TO
13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 33 HOUR FORECAST YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 21N... NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N86W TO 22N87W TO 21N86.5W TO 21N86W
TO 21.5N86W TO 22N86W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N84W TO 27N84W TO
27N83W TO 26N83W TO 26N82W TO 27N83W TO 29N84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N83W TO 25N85W TO 24N85W TO 24N84W TO
24N82W TO 25N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N88W TO 26N89W TO 25N87W TO
24N84W TO 26N82W TO 30N84W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N89W TO 28N89W TO 28N91W TO 23N91W TO 24N88W
TO 25N85W TO 25N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.