566
FZNT02 KNHC 230938
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 25.
.WARNINGS.
..ATLC GALE WARNING
.WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N73W TO 30N71W TO 31N71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N70W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO 26N75W TO 31N70W...
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 5.0
M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N70W TO
28N72W TO 25N76W TO 28N69W TO 28N63W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M IN
MIXED SW AND N SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N59W TO 29N61W TO 27N59W TO
31N54W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M IN SW SWELL.
WITHIN 31N64W TO 30N74W TO 31N80W TO 25N76W TO 29N71W TO
31N64W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N59W TO 30N80W
TO 27N80W TO 23N72W TO 26N65W TO 27N55W TO 31N59W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N46W TO 29N77W TO 20N68W TO 22N58W TO
31N46W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
..GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING
WITHIN 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N96W
INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO 29N93W TO 21N97W
TO 19N92W TO 21N90W TO 24N81W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 5.0 M IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N95W TO
28N94W TO 26N97W TO 22N98W TO 20N97W TO 21N95W TO 24N95W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 28N93W TO 20N96W TO 19N92W TO
21N89W TO 23N80W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N93W TO 27N95W TO 24N97W TO 20N97W TO 22N93W
TO 28N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N81W TO 25N81W TO 24N82W TO 23N82W TO
23N81W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N82W TO 27N86W TO 24N94W
TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO 21N90W TO 24N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N94W TO 28N96W TO 27N97W TO 24N98W TO
24N96W TO 28N94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N64W TO 28N55W TO 28N48W TO 31N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 11N41W
TO 12N46W TO 10N56W TO 06N52W TO 07N39W TO 11N41W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. WITHIN 18N41W
TO 18N45W TO 17N46W TO 16N44W TO 16N42W TO 18N41W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N43W TO 21N49W TO 19N50W TO 17N48W TO
18N42W TO 21N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 M IN N
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 20N46W TO 31N54W TO 11N59W TO
18N45W TO 12N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 22N43W TO 19N44W TO 17N40W TO
17N35W TO 22N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M IN
NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 22N58W TO
15N59W TO 06N53W TO 09N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N65W TO 12N70W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N71W
TO 11N64W TO 12N65W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N75W TO
13N78W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N75W TO 12N74W TO 13N75W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO
09N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N87W TO 21N85W TO
22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N77W TO 22N83W TO 20N87W TO 16N88W TO
15N83W TO 20N77W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND THE
GULF OF HONDURAS...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4.0 M IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N87W TO 20N87W TO 21N86W
TO 21N84W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N82W TO 14N83W TO 12N83W TO 13N82W TO
14N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N75W TO
20N78W TO 19N79W TO 18N77W TO 17N71W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N75W TO 16N79W TO 17N85W TO
15N82W TO 11N83W TO 13N79W TO 18N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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