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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JUN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE NEAR 21.3N 93.0W 999 MB AT 0900
UTC JUN 18 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 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
330 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N83W TO 30N90W TO 28N97W TO 23N97W TO
18N94W TO 23N85W TO 27N83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE NEAR 22.7N
94.5W. 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 29N83W TO 31N87W TO
28N97W TO 23N98W TO 20N95W TO 23N86W TO 29N83W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ONE INLAND NEAR 23.3N 98.1W.
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 330 NM NE...90 NM SE...AND
0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N83W TO
31N88W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 21N92W TO 24N86W TO 29N83W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.60 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE INLAND NEAR 23.5N
100.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.72 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 31N64W TO 31N68W TO 29N68W TO 29N66W TO 29N65W TO
31N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N67W TO 29N70W TO 26N67W TO
27N64W TO 31N58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N81W TO 27N78W TO 26N72W TO 27N69W TO 31N67W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 25N75W TO
31N62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 20N36W TO 18N36W TO
16N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N35W TO 21N39W TO 16N38W TO 13N35W TO
23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N84W TO 21N87W TO 19N87W TO 17N86W TO 16N84W
TO 18N83W TO 22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 20N87W TO 16N85W TO
16N83W TO 18N83W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N85W TO 21N87W TO 19N88W TO 16N87W TO
16N85W TO 17N84W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...
SE 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.