593
FZNT02 KNHC 162026
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 18.
.WARNINGS.
..GULF OF AMERICA STORM WARNING
.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 31N83.5W TO 19.5N96W. WITHIN
19.5N95.5W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95.5W TO 19.5N95.5W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N87W TO 29N87W TO 29N93W TO
24N98W TO 20N97W TO 25N91W TO 28N87W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N88W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 25N98W TO
23N92W TO 28N85W TO 31N88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82.5W TO 18.5N93.5W. WITHIN
19N94W TO 20N95W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO
19N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N83W TO
30N84W TO 30N90W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N93W TO
27N83W...INCLUDING 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 4.0
M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25.5N81W TO 18.5N93W. WITHIN
25N85W TO 26N90W TO 29N90W TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO
25N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0
TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N84W TO 28N95W TO 25N97W TO 20N97W
TO 25N87W TO 26N85W TO 29N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 24N83W TO 25N86W
TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 19N91W TO 21N89W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N83W
TO 27N83W TO 25N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N94W TO 24N89W TO
25N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22.5N85.5W TO 22.5N86.5W TO 22N87W TO
21.5N87W TO 21.5N86W TO 22N85.5W TO 22.5N85.5W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
..ATLC GALE WARNING
.ATLC WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N78W TO 31N78W S TO
SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N77W
TO 31N74W TO 30N78W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 27N79W TO 30N77W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79.5W TO 29N81W. EAST OF
THE FRONT WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N80W TO 29N79W TO 29N77W TO 30N75W
TO 31N74W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WEST OF
THE FRONT WITHIN 31N80W TO 31N81W TO 30N82W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W
TO 31N80W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE SE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N56W TO 29N51W TO
29N46W TO 31N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO
SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE SOUTH.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N73W TO 13N80W TO 10N77W TO 11N64W
TO 14N62W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE AND THE
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N66W TO 18N77W TO 11N79W TO 11N65W TO
13N63W TO 18N66W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND THE
MONA PASSAGE AND THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N73W TO 17N77W TO 16N79W TO 13N80W TO
11N77W TO 13N71W TO 16N73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.ATLC WITHIN 20N48W TO 30N43W TO 25N72W TO 18N62W TO 10N62W TO
07N48W TO 20N48W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 29N52W TO 26N50W TO
26N35W TO 31N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 31N51W TO 30N79W TO 06N57W TO 08N39W
TO 20N48W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N75W TO 06N53W TO 09N41W TO
18N43W TO 19N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 21N87W TO 20N87W TO
20N85W TO 21N84W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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