601
FZNT02 KNHC 242026
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 26.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N76W
TO 29N74W TO 26N55W TO 31N51W W TO 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 NEAR 31N58W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N49W TO 28N64W TO 31N76W
TO 28N79W TO 21N71W TO 26N55W TO 31N49W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N51W TO
20N70W. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH NEXT FEATURE.
.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 23N42W TO 22N45W TO 16N47W TO 15N40W TO
17N35W TO 24N35W WINDS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 19N46W TO
31N49W TO 17N57W TO 16N46W TO 12N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N41W TO 15N46W TO 09N46W
TO 07N41W TO 13N35W TO 24N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
28N71W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W TO 19N42W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST ALONG 31N BETWEEN 43W AND 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N39W TO 12N45W TO 09N44W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 22N67W TO
09N60W TO 08N41W TO 14N44W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN MIXED SWELL.
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76.5W TO 31N80.5W TO 30.5N80W
TO 30.5N78W TO 31N76.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.CARIBBEAN STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N74W TO 14N83.5W. WITHIN
18N75W TO 20N73W TO 20N78W TO 16N84W TO 11N84W TO 14N81W TO
18N75W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M E OF 77W...AND 2.5 TO 3.5 M W
OF 77W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N81W TO 21N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N83W TO
15N80W TO 17N82W TO 19N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18.5N74.5W TO
13N83.5W. WITHIN 18N71W TO 20N73W TO 20N76W TO 19N76W TO 16N74W
TO 16N73W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH NEXT
FEATURE.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W
TO 11N76W TO 11N74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N72W TO 13N77W TO 10N78W TO
11N74W TO 11N71W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 13N79W TO 10N79W TO
11N73W TO 12N69W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N84W TO 24N84W TO 24N86W TO 23N87W TO
22N87W TO 22N85W TO 23N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N95W TO 30N94W TO
28N97W TO 26N97W TO 23N98W TO 24N96W TO 29N95W S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N91W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO
22N97W TO 25N94W TO 28N91W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N92W TO 28N95W TO 27N96W TO 26N96W TO
26N95W TO 27N92W TO 28N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN
S TO SW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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