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FZNT02 KNHC 232023
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 23 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 
68W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 70W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 66W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 69W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF 68W. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 
17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10 TO 15N 
BETWEEN 73W AND 79.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 17N43W TO 
12N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 17N35W TO 13N50W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 62W...S OF 15N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W...AND S OF 10N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. 

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 24N60W. N OF 30N W OF 
FRONT TO 56W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 42W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 25N47W.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 55 W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
25N55W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 29N39W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 45W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT 
N OF 28N E OF 47W. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 22N44W 
TO 25N50W TO 21N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N82W. N OF 29 E OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N73W TO 29N77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT . SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W 27N80W. N OF 28N E OF 
FRONT TO 76W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR FRONT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 23N80W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 28N72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 23N79W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W... 
INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W... 
INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W... 
INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W... 
INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 19N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 23N90W TO 18.5N93W. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT TO 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 21N85W TO 18.5N91W. 
S OF 21N W OF FRONT TO 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 21N AND WITHIN 60 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT NEAR THE COAST 
OF TEXAS. N OF 27N W OF 94W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 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.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.