


High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
328 FZNT02 KNHC 042047 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI APR 4 2025 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI APR 4. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 5. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 6. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 31N30W TO 24N56W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 27N45W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 28N50W TO 28N43W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .33 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 28N56W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40.5W TO 30.5N39.5W TO 30.5N37.5W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N41W TO 31N57W TO 27N49W TO 26N35W TO 30N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 26N54W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 28N56W TO 24N46W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N...AND 12 TO 20 FT N OF 27N. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N35W TO 25N54W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 26N45W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N59W TO 25N53W TO 22N37W TO 26N45W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 13N76W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO 12N76W TO 13N76W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N62W TO 19N76W TO 18N81W TO 11N82W TO 09N77W TO 11N70W TO 17N62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 17N82W TO 11N84W TO 09N77W TO 12N72W TO 14N65W TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N78W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N78W TO 16N81W TO 10N83W TO 09N78W TO 11N70W TO 18N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 16N82W TO 11N82W TO 09N78W TO 12N72W TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. ...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 30N94W TO 24N98W TO 20N95W TO 22N91W TO 23N82W TO 30N94W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N85W TO 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 20N95W TO 23N91W TO 22N87W TO 27N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 19N96W. WITHIN 24N96W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 22N96W TO 24N96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N88W TO 30N95W TO 25N98W TO 19N96W TO 22N92W TO 24N86W TO 29N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 29N88W TO 29N94W TO 27N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N95W TO 29N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 23N97W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N68W TO 21N70W TO 21N75W TO 20N74W TO 20N70W TO 19N66W TO 21N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 20N56W TO 24N74W TO 16N61W TO 10N60W TO 06N52W TO 10N45W TO 20N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 21N75W TO 20N74W TO 20N71W TO 21N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 13N54W TO 15N60W TO 10N61W TO 09N56W TO 07N53W TO 08N49W TO 13N54W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N76W TO 20N79W TO 19N79W TO 19N76W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N76W TO 19.5N76W TO 19N75W TO 19N74W TO 19.5N74W TO 20N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N86W TO 20N87W TO 19N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N85W TO 21N86W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N86W TO 21N86W TO 19N88W TO 17N88W TO 17N87W TO 17N85W TO 19N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.