FZNT02 KNHC 202118
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA 33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO
21N98W. WITHIN 29N94W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 27N95W TO
29N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 19N96W. WITHIN
23N97W TO 24N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W...
INCLUDING WATERS OFF TAMPICO...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N91W TO 29N88W TO 28N96W TO 27N97W TO
24N98W TO 23N97W TO 27N91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N86W TO 31N87W TO 29N97W TO
26N94W TO 19N96W TO 25N92W TO 27N86W...INCLUDING WATERS OFF
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 18N93W. WITHIN
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WATERS
OFF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N86W TO 28N96W TO 27N97W TO 21N97W TO 23N94W
TO 26N87W TO 29N86W...INCLUDING WATERS OFF TAMPICO...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
27N82W TO 30N86W TO 29N94W TO 21N97W TO 19N95W TO 23N90W TO
27N82W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N45W TO 31N59W TO 29N56W TO 23N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 29N46W TO 29N43W TO
27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N60W TO 30N59W TO 29N52W TO
29N45W TO 30N44W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 17N50W TO 18N53W TO 17N61W TO 15N57W TO 12N59W TO
11N53W TO 17N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N48W TO 13N52W TO 12N59W TO 09N59W TO
06N53W TO 07N42W TO 11N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N43W TO 10N53W TO 09N55W TO 07N54W TO
07N43W TO 08N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 15N75W TO 13N77W TO 11N77W TO 12N73W
TO 11N71W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N77W TO
13N80W TO 10N78W TO 11N76W TO 13N78W TO 15N77W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 14N74W TO 14N77W TO 12N78W TO
12N73W TO 11N69W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W
TO 15N75W TO 14N77W TO 15N80W TO 11N80W TO 10N77W TO 14N71W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 14N78W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO
10N77W TO 12N75W TO 13N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N85W TO 18N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W
TO 17N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N89W TO 23N90W TO 22N90W TO
22N89W TO 22N87W TO 24N87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.