FZNT02 KNHC 200252
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 27N58W TO 20N67W TO 17N60W TO
20N44W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 28N51W TO 29N44W TO
24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N60W TO 29N54W TO 30N48W TO
30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 08N51W TO 09N53W TO 09N53W TO 09N55W TO 08N55W TO
08N52W TO 08N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N45W TO 14N50W TO 18N48W TO 17N61W TO
09N58W TO 07N45W TO 14N45W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N53W TO 11N59W TO 10N59W TO 06N53W TO
08N44W TO 12N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED N AND
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N75W TO 12N73W
TO 11N70W TO 13N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N73W TO
15N78W TO 14N80W TO 10N80W TO 11N76W TO 12N77W TO 13N73W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N64W TO 12N68W TO 11N68W TO 11N67W TO
10N65W TO 10N64W TO 11N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N76W TO 13N77W TO 11N75W TO 12N73W
TO 11N71W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N69W TO 16N77W TO 14N80W TO 11N80W TO 10N78W TO 13N68W
TO 15N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N65W TO 11N68W TO 11N66W TO 10N65W TO
10N64W TO 11N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M. WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N73W TO 13N76W TO 12N76W TO 12N73W TO
11N72W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N73W TO
15N75W TO 15N79W TO 13N81W TO 10N78W TO 12N76W TO 13N73W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N86W
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W TO
16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N85W TO 17N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N88.5W TO 22.5N88.5W TO
22N88W TO 22N87.5W TO 22.5N87.5W TO 23N88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N89W TO
22N87W TO 23N87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 88.5W SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.