592
FZNT02 KNHC 241357
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 26.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59.5W TO 20N71W. WITHIN 31N49W TO
30N79W TO 25N80W TO 22N71W TO 27N60W TO 28N51W TO 31N49W...
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW
WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST ALONG 31N BETWEEN 60W AND 66W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N53W TO 28N57W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 20N69W. CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW.
.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 24N44W TO 16N54W TO 07N48W TO 07N42W TO
15N35W TO 22N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 22N42W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N35W TO 24N44W TO 31N49W TO 16N57W TO 06N53W TO 13N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N49W TO 11N54W TO 07N53W TO
07N35W TO 24N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 19N35W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N74W TO 19N68W TO 18N61W TO 06N53W TO 22N48W TO 31N35W...
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 20N63W TO 17N64W TO 07N50W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 23N56W TO 27N59W TO 23N73W TO 07N50W
TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 20N71W TO 11N83.5W. WITHIN 19N74W TO
22N81W TO 16N85W TO 12N84W TO 15N79W TO 18N78W TO 19N74W...
INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA...AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M E OF 78W...AND 2.5 TO 3.5 W OF 78W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N83W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 20N86W TO 16N88W
TO 16N85W TO 20N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N71W TO
11N83.5W. WITHIN 18N69W TO 20N75W TO 20N79W TO 18N78W TO 15N80W
TO 15N72W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N80W TO 10N79W TO 09N77W
TO 10N76W TO 11N74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 10N77W TO
10N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N73W TO 14N78W TO 10N79W TO
12N69W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 24N82W TO 25N84W TO 25N87W TO 23N90W TO
22N89W TO 22N85W TO 24N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.GULF OF AMERICA 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N94W TO 30N94W TO
28N97W TO 26N97W TO 23N98W TO 24N97W TO 27N94W S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N94W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO
24N96W TO 27N94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N89W TO 29N97W TO 24N98W TO 25N93W TO
20N92W TO 23N89W TO 27N89W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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