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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE AUG 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N75W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO 12N73W TO 11N69W
TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 12N70W TO 12N71W
TO 12N72W TO 11N71W TO 11N70W TO 12N70W WINDS TO 35 KT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ALSO WITHIN 13N73W TO
13N75W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N73W TO 12N73W TO 13N73W WINDS TO
35 KT AND SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N72W TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO
11N77W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N72W
TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W WINDS TO 35 KT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT ALSO WITHIN 14N70W TO
16N72W TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W WINDS TO
35 KT AND SEAS BUILDING TO 4.0 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N73W TO 15N80W TO 12N80W TO
11N76W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N73W TO 16N77W TO 15N81W TO 12N81W TO
10N77W TO 12N70W TO 15N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST AL96...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...E OF AREA NEAR 13N33.5W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 18N35W TO 17.5N35.5W TO 16N36W TO 14N36W TO 13.5N35W TO
18N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N35W TO 20N35W TO 19N37W TO 15N37W TO 14N36W
TO 16N36W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...INVEST AL96...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...NEAR 13N37W 1005 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
19N35W TO 19N39W TO 16N40W TO 14N38W TO 13N35W TO 19N35W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N35W TO 19N38W
TO 20N38W TO 18N41W TO 15N40W TO 12N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.