865
FZNT02 KNHC 161018
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 18.
.WARNINGS.
..GULF OF AMERICA STORM WARNING
.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N97W. WITHIN 29N94W
TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO 27N95W TO 29N94W N WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N90W TO 30N92W TO
29N95W TO 29N94W TO 25N97W TO 27N92W TO 29N90W NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 19N97W. WITHIN
29N92W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 26N93W TO 29N92W N WINDS
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N92W TO 30N94W
TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 29N94W TO 28N91W TO 29N92W N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. FOR THE REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N86W
TO 31N86W TO 30N92W TO 28N91W TO 24N95W TO 27N90W TO 29N86W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 18N95W. WITHIN
24N94W TO 23N98W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 21N95W TO
24N94W...INCLUDING WATERS OFF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ...N WINDS 35
TO 45 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N88W TO 29N87W TO 30N95W TO 27N97W TO 23N98W
TO 23N95W TO 28N88W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N84W TO 30N89W TO 27N89W TO 24N94W
TO 18N95W TO 24N91W TO 28N84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 22N88W. WITHIN
25N87W TO 26N90W TO 29N90W TO 26N94W TO 20N96W TO 18N94W TO
25N87W...INCLUDING WATERS OFF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N86W
TO 25N87W TO 20N93W TO 19N93W TO 21N89W TO 22N88W TO
24N86W...INCLUDING E BAY OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. FOR THE REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N84W TO
28N88W TO 27N95W TO 22N98W TO 20N95W TO 25N87W TO
28N84W...INCLUDING WATERS OFF TAMPICO...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST OF AREA. WITHIN 24N82W TO
25N84W TO 23N91W TO 21N94W TO 19N93W TO 21N85W TO
24N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W BAY OF CAMPECHE AND
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 19N56W TO 22N65W TO 21N73W TO 16N61W TO 11N61W TO
12N53W TO 19N56W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N45W TO 26N49W TO 21N68W TO 18N56W
TO 08N59W TO 07N49W TO 22N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N56W TO 26N51W TO 21N73W TO 20N63W TO
13N60W TO 10N51W TO 20N56W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N48W TO 27N46W TO 24N60W
TO 26N73W TO 07N55W TO 07N44W TO 18N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N78W TO 11N62W TO 07N44W TO
18N47W TO 21N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N43W TO 30N49W TO
29N50W TO 28N44W TO 29N37W TO 31N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N57W TO
29N53W TO 28N50W TO 30N48W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED TO AREA TO THE SOUTH.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N63W TO 19N68W TO 18N69W TO 12N66W TO 11N62W
TO 14N61W TO 17N63W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND ATLANTIC
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N75W TO 11N75W TO 10N64W TO
14N62W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...ATLANTIC PASSAGES
AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N75W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO
12N74W TO 11N71W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N67W
TO 17N73W TO 17N78W TO 12N77W TO 14N73W TO 12N67W TO 15N67W...
INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN E SWELL.
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W TO
28N80W TO 29N77W TO 31N76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N68W TO 30N75W TO 31N81W TO 29N79W TO
27N73W TO 29N68W TO 31N68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED TO AREA TO THE SOUTH.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N74W TO 14N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N76W
TO 11N74W TO 14N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED TO AREA TO THE EAST.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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