FZNT02 KNHC 022048
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N64W TO 16N73W TO 12N79W TO 10N77W TO 12N72W TO 11N70W
TO 11N66W TO 13N64W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN E SWELL OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74W TO 11.5N75W TO
11N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N73W TO 13N79W TO 09N78W TO
12N72W TO 11N64W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN
ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M...EXCEPT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W 3 TO
4 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12.5N74W TO 11.5N75W TO
11N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N67W TO 18N71W TO 16N77W TO 10N78W TO
12N72W TO 11N70W TO 11N66W TO 16N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE
AND IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M...EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W
AND 76W 3 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 25N44W TO 21N61W TO 10N57W TO 07N35W TO
24N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
28N35W TO 28N49W TO 24N61W TO 19N64W TO 06N54W TO 07N35W TO
28N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 26.5N50W TO 25N61W TO 22N69W
TO 14N61W TO 07N53W TO 07N35W TO 28N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS EXCEPT FROM
13N TO 18N BETWEEN 38W AND 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN
35W AND 57W SEAS 3 TO 4 M IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 12N TO 17N
BETWEEN 40W AND 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 26N52W TO 31N45W TO 31N73W TO
19N68W TO 13.5N61W TO 07N57W TO 07N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 24N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 35W AND 57W SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 29N66W THEN
STATIONARY FRONT TO 28N75W. NW AND N OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N63W TO
31N76W TO 31N75W TO 30N72W TO 30N68W TO 31N64W TO 31N63W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 28N66W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N75W. NW AND N OF FRONT...WITHIN
31N57W TO 31N78W TO 29N74W TO 28N70W TO 28N66W TO 31N57W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 31N BETWEEN 40W AND
61W. CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH SWELL AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N74W
TO 20N74W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N71W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.