FZNT02 KNHC 070820
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 9.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11.5N76W TO 11N75.5W TO
11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N71W TO 18N71W TO 15N78W TO
11N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N74W TO 16N79W TO 15N81W TO 11N81W TO
10N76W TO 14N79W TO 17N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 14N78W TO 11N78W TO 11N64W
TO 14N72W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 3.0 M W
OF 72W. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N75W TO 16N77W TO 15N80W TO
10N80W TO 11N76W TO 13N78W TO 16N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS TO 4.0 M NEAR
11.5N75W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N77W TO 13N77W TO 10N76W TO
11N74W TO 11N70W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M GULF OF
VENEZUELA...AND 2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N71W
TO 16N74W TO 15N78W TO 12N79W TO 11N77W TO 15N71W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 22N46W TO 24N75W TO 16N61W TO 06N53W TO
10N44W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N54W TO 24N74W TO 16N61W TO 09N60W TO
06N52W TO 07N43W TO 21N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT NEAR CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N53W TO 22N61W TO 20N69W TO
16N61W TO 10N60W TO 10N51W TO 19N53W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT
NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N40W
TO 31N46W TO 30.5N45.5W TO 30N43W TO 30.5N41W TO 31N40W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO
28N41W. WITHIN 31N37.5W TO 31N42.5W TO 30.5N42.5W TO 30N41W TO
30N39.5W TO 30.5N38W TO 31N37.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N39W. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N39W TO 31N46W TO 29N45W TO 28N44W TO 29N35W
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 23N72W TO 23N73W TO 21N76W TO 19N76W
TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 23N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 21N74W TO 21N75W TO
20N74W TO 20N72W TO 21N72W...INCLUDING NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC AND GULF OF AMERICA DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN
1 NM WITHIN 31N81W TO 30N95W TO 29N95W TO 29N88W TO 29N86W TO
30N85W TO 31N81W.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

.GULF OF AMERICA 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N90W TO
22N91W TO 21N90W TO 22N88W TO 23N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.