637  
FZNT02 KNHC 180840  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0600 UTC WED FEB 18.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
 
.NONE.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 26N63W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO  
24N79W. WITHIN 31N51W TO 30N76W TO 24N73W TO 25N67W TO 31N51W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF  
29N BETWEEN 51W AND 62W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N55W TO  
25N65W. WITHIN 31N38W TO 29N71W TO 22N71W TO 22N60W TO 24N51W TO  
31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO N SWELL...  
HIGHEST NE PART.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 21N59W TO 10N59W TO  
16N53W TO 23N36W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND  
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N  
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.  
 
.ATLC WITHIN 10N40W TO 12N44W TO 11N50W TO 09N53W TO 06N52W TO  
07N39W TO 10N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E  
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N45W TO 10N48W TO 10N52W TO 07N53W TO  
06N52W TO 07N44W TO 09N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M  
IN DECAYING NE TO E SWELL.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N75W TO 12N78W TO 10N78W TO 11N74W  
TO 11N71W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M W OF 74W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 15N75W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO  
12N73W TO 11N71W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M W OF 74W.  
 
.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N87W TO 17N88W TO  
16N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF  
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N85W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO  
16N86W TO 16N85W TO 17N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E  
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.GULF OF AMERICA 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N89W TO  
23N89W TO 22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N86W TO 24N87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N89W TO 24N91W TO 23N92W TO 22N89W TO  
22N88W TO 24N89W 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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