High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
930 FZNT02 KNHC 180252 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE JUN 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL JULY 29 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE JUN 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUN 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUN 20. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE NEAR 20.8N 93.0W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC JUN 18 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 250 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 330 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N86W TO 30N93W TO 28N97W TO 22N96W TO 18N94W TO 23N85W TO 27N86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR 22.6N 93.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N85W TO 30N86W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO 20N94W TO 23N87W TO 28N85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR 23.5N 96.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...250 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N86W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 22N88W TO 26N85W TO 30N86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE INLAND NEAR 23.8N 99.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N67W TO 30N66W TO 30N63W TO 30N62W TO 31N62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N61W TO 30N75W TO 28N74W TO 26N66W TO 27N63W TO 30N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 26N74W TO 28N67W TO 31N62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N83W TO 21N87W TO 19N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N83W TO 22N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 21N87W TO 19N87W TO 16N85W TO 15N84W TO 18N83W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N86W TO 21N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N84W TO 18N84W TO 21N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.