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FZNT02 KNHC 241618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE JAN 24 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO STORM WARNING...
.LOW PRES WELL W OF AREA. N OF 23N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 26N97W. N OF 26N E 
OF FRONT TO 87W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE BETWEEN 88W AND 91W SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE BETWEEN 88W AND 91W 10 TO 14 
FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 25N94W TO 22N98W.
NW OF FRONT TO 24N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FROM 23 TO 27N BETWEEN 84W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N92W TO 19N95W.
S OF 20N W OF 96W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N 25 TO 
30 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 83W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24N87W TO 18N94W.
S OF 22N W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. NW OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS  8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21N87W. S OF 22N
BETWEEN 91W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N AND W OF FRONT TO 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 30N36W 1007 MB WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM 
22N35W TO 19N43W TO 20N52W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W AND 42W N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 37W AND 45W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 20N AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N51W TO 25N53W 
TO 20N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N38W 1007 MB WITH DISSIPATING 
TROUGH FROM 18N35W TO 15N47W. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 38W AND 
46W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 17N AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N48W TO 24N50W TO
17N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N37W 1007 MB. N OF 22N BETWEEN 
44W AND 56W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 48W AND 51W. 
ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 14N35W TO 20N52W TO 25N60W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 
71W... HIGHEST NEAR 12N76W.
.15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 71W...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N81W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 29N73W TO 31N75W TO 31N64W TO 30N68W TO 29N73W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 28N55W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N75W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
31N55W TO 28N59W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH THOSE AS DESCRIBED 
ABOVE UNDER WARNINGS ABOVE.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 54W AND 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11 TO 13N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. N OF 28N E 
TO A LINE FROM 31N71W TO 28N 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N70W TO 28N75W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 81W W TO NW 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
 
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W 
AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 
87W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.