High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
885 FZNT02 KNHC 260842 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED AUG 26 2026 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 16N72W TO 16N74W TO 14N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N72W TO 16N77W TO 14N81W TO 10N77W TO 13N70W TO 16N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N75.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11.5N74W TO 11.5N73.5W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N70W TO 16N72W TO 16N76W TO 14N79W TO 10N76W TO 10N71W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N70W TO 16N73W TO 16N80W TO 10N80W TO 11N74W TO 10N71W TO 13N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT BELOW GALE. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 11.5N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N77W TO 12N79W TO 11N76W TO 10N72W TO 12N69W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N70W TO 16N78W TO 15N80W TO 13N82W TO 10N80W TO 10N72W TO 13N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT BELOW GALE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST AL96...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...E OF AREA NEAR 14N33W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 20N35W TO 19N37W TO 15N38W TO 14N35W TO 15N35W TO 20N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST AL96...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 15N39W 1007 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 18N40W TO 19N42W TO 19N45W TO 16N45W TO 15N41W TO 18N40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N36W TO 21N40W TO 20N45W TO 14N44W TO 12N40W TO 16N35W TO 19N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. $$ .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.