147  
FZNT02 KNHC 180337  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0000 UTC WED FEB 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
 
.NONE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 21N63W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO  
24N78W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49.5W TO 31N55W TO 30.5N51.5W TO  
30.5N50.5W TO 31N50W TO 31N49.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO  
2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N78W TO 27N77W TO 26N68W TO  
29N60W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N  
SWELL...EXCEPT TO 4 M IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND  
66W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N55W TO  
24N68W. WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N69W TO 22N68W TO 25N52W TO 31N41W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N  
OF 28N BETWEEN 44W AND 62W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 20N59W TO 17N53W TO  
25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO N  
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.  
 
.ATLC WITHIN 10N38W TO 13N40W TO 11N46W TO 07N49W TO 07N38W TO  
10N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N48W TO 09N54W TO 07N54W TO 07N48W TO  
07N45W TO 10N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN DECAYING  
NE TO E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W  
TO 11N70W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.   
24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE  
EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M W OF 74W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 15N75W TO 13N79W TO 10N77W TO  
11N73W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M W OF 74W.  
 
.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 16N87W TO  
16N86W TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E  
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.GULF OF AMERICA 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 24N87W TO  
23N89W TO 22N89W TO 21N87W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W...INCLUDING IN  
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
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