High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
854 FZNT02 KNHC 181945 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED SEP 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 OCTOBER 16 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 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 1800 UTC WED SEP 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N52W 1008 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 27N45W TO 27N50W TO 24N55W TO 29N60W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N55W 1007 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 27N44W TO 28N50W TO 24N55W TO 25N60W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N56W 1007 MB. N OF 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.