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FZNT02 KNHC 161005
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W 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 18N70W TO 17N74W TO 14N79W TO 10N79W TO 10N77W
TO 13N69W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
11N76W TO 11N75W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N72W TO 15N81W TO 10N81W 
TO 10N77W TO 11N70W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N78W TO 10N78W TO
10N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N62W TO 17N65W TO 17N77W TO 13N82W TO 
09N77W TO 13N70W TO 15N62W...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 26N89W TO 27N93W 
TO 25N96W TO 23N96W TO 24N93W TO 22N90W TO 26N89W SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 20N96W. WITHIN 
25N96W TO 26N96W TO 26N97W TO 25N97W TO 24N97W TO 24N96W TO 
25N96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
27N89W TO 29N94W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 24N94W TO 23N93W TO 
27N89W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N84W TO 18N93W. WITHIN 
26N96W TO 26N97W TO 23N97W TO 20N97W TO 20N96W TO 22N96W TO 
26N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N90W TO 29N94W 
TO 27N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N95W TO 23N94W TO 29N90W N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 26N90W TO 27N92W 
TO 26N95W TO 23N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO 26N90W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 28N83W TO 30N88W TO 28N96W 
TO 23N97W TO 19N96W TO 21N91W TO 28N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM 
OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 23N52W. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N57W 
TO 29N55W TO 29N50W TO 31N45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13
FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 26N51W TO 31N45W TO 22N67W TO 20N62W TO 
24N51W TO 26N51W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA...WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N64W TO 22N68W TO 20N61W TO 22N52W 
TO 26N48W TO 31N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 20N49W. WITHIN 
31N40W TO 31N45W TO 29N44W TO 29N43W TO 30N40W TO 31N40W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N57W TO 22N76W TO 12N58W TO 21N46W TO 18N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 20N45W. WITHIN
26N42W TO 31N40W TO 22N53W TO 19N68W TO 15N60W TO 
26N42W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 25N35W TO 
31N35W TO 31N47W TO 22N70W TO 11N60W TO 25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 17N41W TO 08N52W TO 06N51W TO 12N40W TO
07N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N35W TO 10N41W TO 09N43W TO 08N52W TO
07N49W TO 07N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N41W TO 08N46W TO 09N50W TO 08N52W TO
07N48W TO 07N42W TO 09N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 
30N79W TO 31N78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80W 
TO 30N80W TO 31N79W TO 31N78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25N81W. WITHIN 
31N71W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 29N80W TO 31N71W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N76W
TO 19N75W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ATLC COLD FRONT AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO
19N75W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N88W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W
TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N67W TO 18N68W TO 17N68W TO
17N67W TO 18N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N65W TO 17N68W TO 16N69W TO
16N67W TO 16N62W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH CARIBBEAN GALE AREA 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.