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FZNT02 KNHC 160410
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W
TO 12N75W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N72W TO 15N77W TO 10N79W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W
TO 12N69W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N70W TO 15N78W TO 11N78W TO 12N70W TO 13N72W
TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 18N71W TO 
18N75W TO 15N80W TO 10N81W TO 10N77W TO 12N69W TO 18N71W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N62W TO 18N64W TO 18N75W TO 14N81W TO 
11N82W TO 09N77W TO 16N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND 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 NW OF AREA. WITHIN 27N93W TO 26N96W 
TO 24N97W TO 23N97W TO 24N96W TO 25N93W TO 27N93W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N89W TO 18N97W. WITHIN 
23N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N92W TO 28N97W TO 
22N98W TO 19N96W TO 25N95W TO 24N92W TO 29N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 21N88W. WITHIN 
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N94W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 24N91W TO 26N95W TO 24N97W TO 19N96W
TO 19N93W TO 24N91W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 22N97W 
TO 19N93W TO 29N84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 23N55W. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N59W
TO 29N54W TO 29N49W TO 31N45W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N44W TO 28N53W TO 29N57W TO 23N62W TO 
23N56W TO 28N51W TO 31N44W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N64W TO 23N64W TO
22N56W TO 26N51W TO 31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 20N49W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N59W TO 23N78W TO 18N52W TO 07N47W TO 07N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N40W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N51W TO 21N75W TO 20N64W TO 11N59W TO 21N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 17N42W TO 13N41W TO 11N46W TO 06N52W TO
07N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH COLD FRONT AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N78W TO 
31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27N81W. WITHIN 
31N75W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 30N75W TO 31N75W W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N72W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N76W
TO 19N75W TO 20N74W TO 20N72W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH COLD FRONT AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W
TO 16N85W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N64W TO 18N65W TO 18N68W TO
17N68W TO 16N62W TO 17N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN
ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH CARIBBEAN GALE AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N89W TO 25N89W TO 25N91W TO 23N91W TO
21N91W TO 22N88W TO 24N89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N88W TO 23N88W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.