000
FZNT02 KNHC 150913
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N78W TO 10N78W
TO 10N76W TO 12N74W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
10N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N70W TO 16N77W TO 14N79W TO 11N80W 
TO 09N77W TO 13N69W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 15N80W TO 10N81W TO
09N77W TO 11N70W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N69W TO 15N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N65W
TO 14N72W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
11N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N70W TO 18N73W TO 14N78W TO 12N79W 
TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 16N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA...WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 15N80W TO 10N81W TO 10N78W 
TO 11N71W TO 18N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 28.5N93W TO 28.5N94.5W TO 28N95W TO 
27.5N94W TO 27.5N92.5W TO 28N92W TO 28.5N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 18N95W. WITHIN 
25N97W TO 24N98W TO 23N97W TO 24N97W TO 25N97W NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 28N92W TO 29N94W TO 
26N97W TO 22N97W TO 19N96W TO 22N95W TO 28N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N86W TO 18N93W. WITHIN 
27N95W TO 27N96W TO 25N97W TO 23N97W TO 19N96W TO 22N96W TO 
27N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N90W TO 29N94W 
TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N96W TO 22N95W TO 29N90W N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 20N71W. WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N58W 
TO 31N50W TO 30N53W TO 30N51W TO 30N47W TO 31N47W W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N68W TO 
28N67W TO 27N59W TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 21N61W. WITHIN 
31N44W TO 31N57W TO 29N55W TO 28N52W TO 30N45W TO 31N44W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 26N54W TO 
31N39W TO 30N44W TO 22N67W TO 21N61W TO 24N51W TO 26N54W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 
31N38W TO 31N64W TO 26N63W TO 20N66W TO 21N54W TO 25N50W TO 
31N38W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 20N51W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N57W TO 22N75W TO 11N59W TO 20N48W TO 17N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 21N42W TO 16N52W TO 10N55W TO 06N53W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 16N42W TO 13N40W TO 09N52W TO
06N52W TO 07N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N35W TO 11N41W TO 09N44W TO 08N51W TO
07N51W TO 07N35W TO 09N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W
TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO
16N86W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 17N73W TO 16N73W TO
16N72W TO 17N71W TO 18N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH CARIBBEAN GALE AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 21N92W TO 21N93W TO 20N94W TO 19N92W TO
20N92W TO 21N92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N89W TO 26N91W TO 
25N93W TO 22N93W TO 22N90W TO 25N89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.