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FZNT02 KNHC 152100
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN SEA GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N69W TO 14N74W TO 14N78W TO 09N79W TO 11N74W
TO 12N69W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N73W TO 15N77W TO 11N78W TO 11N70W 
TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N72W
TO 15N77W TO 11N80W TO 11N70W TO 14N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 15N79W TO 11N78W TO
10N76W TO 11N70W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 
18N73W TO 14N79W TO 10N79W TO 11N70W TO 18N70W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 15N76W TO 10N78W TO
11N71W TO 14N73W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N73W TO 18N71W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 11N69W 
TO 14N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N74W TO 15N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N69W TO 14N71W 
TO 18N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N74W
TO 15N81W TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 12N69W TO 18N69W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N68W TO 18N68W TO 18N74W TO 15N74W TO
14N79W TO 10N76W TO 15N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N68W TO 19N70W TO 18N74W TO 14N81W TO 
10N81W TO 09N77W TO 15N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N74W TO 14N75W TO 12N79W TO
10N77W TO 11N72W TO 17N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N75W TO 14N81W TO 12N82W TO 09N78W TO 12N71W 
TO 17N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N87W TO 27N91W TO 26N97W TO 23N98W TO 
20N91W TO 22N87W TO 24N87W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N93W TO 21.5N97.5W WITHIN 
30N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 24N94W TO 24N92W TO 
30N93W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 20N96.5W. WITHIN 
24N97W TO 24N98W TO 23N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 22N96W TO 
24N97W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N91W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N98W TO 20N97W TO 25N94W TO 
29N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85.5W TO 18.5N92.5W. WITHIN
20N95W TO 21N95W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N88W TO 
31N88W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N94W TO 22N93W TO 29N88W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25N95W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 18.5N92.5W. WITHIN 
20N94W TO 21N95W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 18N94W TO 
20N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N87W TO 
29N92W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 27N87W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N AND W OF 94W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 23N58W...THEN SHEAR LINE TO
21N73W. WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N56W TO 30N56W TO 30N53W TO 30N52W TO
31N51W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N45W TO 31N66W TO 24N62W TO 26N55W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 20N59W. WITHIN 
24N52W TO 24N63W TO 23N68W TO 20N69W TO 19N64W TO 22N52W TO 
24N52W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N35W TO 
31N35W TO 31N61W TO 23N73W TO 18N62W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N31W TO 20N47W. WITHIN 31N38W
TO 31N46W TO 28N48W TO 27N45W TO 27N41W TO 31N38W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N53W TO 23N56W 
TO 20N62W TO 19N68W TO 14N67W TO 17N54W TO 22N53W...INCLUDING IN 
MONA PASSAGE AND IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N53W TO 24N73W TO 09N57W TO 20N45W TO 18N35W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 27N35W TO 19N46W TO 13N47W TO 07N54W TO 07N35W TO
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 19N42W TO 12N41W TO 07N35W TO
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N35W TO 10N42W TO 09N45W TO 10N52W TO
07N53W TO 07N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO
30N78W TO 31N76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N72W TO 23N75W TO 22N76W TO 21N75W
TO 19N76W TO 20N71W TO 22N72W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N71W TO 20N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 17N71W
TO 18N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH THE AREA IN THE SOUTH
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N86W TO 20N87W TO 19N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W
TO 16N85W TO 19N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N86W TO 24N88W TO 22N90W TO 20N88W TO
17N88W TO 16N85W TO 22N86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 
GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.