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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JUN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JUN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 21.5N 95.9W 993 MB AT 0300 UTC JUN
20 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 400 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...450 NM NE QUADRANT AND
390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N85W
TO 30N88W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 20N94W TO 23N87W TO 26N85W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INLAND NEAR 21.7N
98.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
.24 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 31N63W TO 31N80W TO 28N79W TO 26N73W TO 29N64W TO
31N63W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 28N76W TO
31N72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N40W TO 18N39W TO 14N35W TO 24N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 20N40W TO 16N42W TO 15N40W TO
15N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N40W TO 21N44W TO 18N44W TO 18N43W TO
18N40W TO 19N38W TO 22N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N84W TO 21N87W TO 20N88W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W
TO 17N84W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N83W TO 20N87W TO 17N88W TO 15N82W TO
19N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N83W TO 22N84W TO 22N86W TO 20N87W TO
17N88W TO 16N83W TO 20N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N74W TO 11N75W TO
12N72W TO 10N72W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N74W TO 11N73W TO 12N72W TO
11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N90W TO 29N95W TO
28N97W TO 21N97W TO 20N92W TO 25N89W TO 29N90W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 24N93W TO 22N97W TO 19N95W TO
19N91W TO 23N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.