240 
FZNT02 KNHC 101618
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N63W TO 15N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO 11N73W
TO 11N67W TO 15N63W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA
AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 15N63W TO 15N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N78W TO 11N74W TO 10N72W 
TO 15N63W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N64W TO 15N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO
11N73W TO 11N68W TO 15N64W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 10N76W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N67W TO 15N81W TO 10N82W TO 09N78W TO 11N73W 
TO 11N66W TO 14N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N62W TO 15N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO
12N73W TO 11N68W TO 15N62W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... 
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 23N97W. WITHIN 27N95W 
TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 23N96W TO 26N96W TO 27N95W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 18N95W. WITHIN 
24N96W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 21N97W TO 21N96W TO 22N95W TO 
24N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF TAMPICO...NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N92W TO 29N95W 
TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N95W TO 22N95W TO 25N92W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 21N89W. WITHIN 
20N94W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 18N94W TO 20N94W... 
INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND CAMPECHE...NW TO 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N89W TO
30N93W TO 27N97W TO 23N98W TO 18N95W TO 19N92W TO 25N89W...NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AT SIMILAR LOCATION. WITHIN 27N87W 
TO 29N90W TO 29N96W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 19N91W TO 27N87W... 
INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND CAMPECHE...NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT EAST OF THE GULF. WITHIN 26N82W TO 
30N84W TO 30N89W TO 19N95W TO 22N89W TO 22N84W TO 26N82W... 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ AND CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N54W TO 29N52W TO 29N47W TO 30N40W TO
31N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 27N50W TO 24N47W TO
27N35W TO 31N35W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 29N40W TO 25N41W TO
23N40W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC 33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N80W TO 29N80W TO
28N79W TO 28N78W TO 31N77W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 28N75W TO
31N73W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N70W TO 22N72W TO 22N74W TO 20N74W TO 20N70W
TO 21N70W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N39W TO 27N51W TO 24N75W TO 17N62W
TO 11N60W TO 07N45W TO 19N39W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N43W TO 23N55W TO 22N71W TO 16N61W TO
07N58W TO 07N39W TO 17N43W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N43W TO 19N62W TO 11N61W TO 06N52W TO
07N41W TO 10N46W TO 14N43W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N63W TO 18N70W TO 20N74W TO 20N77W TO 15N82W
TO 15N63W TO 17N63W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND IN
MONA PASSAGE AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N62W TO 18N68W TO 18N75W TO 16N81W TO
15N82W TO 15N61W TO 16N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N67W TO 18N71W TO 17N78W TO 15N80W TO
15N66W TO 17N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.