500  
FZNT02 KNHC 171507  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC WED JUN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 WED JUN 17.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUN 18.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUN 19.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GULF OF AMERICA TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
.TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR NEAR 28.6N 95.8W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC JUN 17  
MOVING NE OR 045 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45  
KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W  
SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF  
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ARTHUR NEAR 30.0N 94.2W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS  
WITHIN 150 SE QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M  
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ARTHUR NEAR 31.9N 91.6W.  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. CONDITIONS MERGED.   
36 HOUR FORECAST  
DISSIPATED.  
 
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE  
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE  
AND INTENSITY.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
   
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W  
INCLUDING THE GULF  
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.   
24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W  
INCLUDING  
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.   
48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W  
INCLUDING  
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.  
   
CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 85W  
INCLUDING THE GULF  
OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.   
24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N W OF 85W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.   
36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 85W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.   
48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 85W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.  
 
.GULF OF AMERICA FROM 22N TO 26.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W SE TO S WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN SE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W SE 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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