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FZNT02 KNHC 162055
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO 09N78W
TO 12N72W TO 18N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N72W TO 14N77W TO 11N78W TO 
13N72W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
14N78W TO 16N73W TO 17N76W TO 15N81W TO 10N81W TO 10N77W TO 
14N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 17N63W TO 17N75W TO 15N82W TO
10N81W TO 10N77W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
10N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N62W TO 18N71W TO 15N80W TO 10N82W TO 
16N62W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N74W TO 14N81W TO 10N81W TO
09N78W TO 11N74W TO 18N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N64W TO 17N70W TO 14N74W TO 12N73W TO 
14N68W TO 14N65W TO 17N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 22N98W. WITHIN 29N93W TO 30N94W TO 
28N97W TO 24N98W TO 24N97W TO 26N96W TO 29N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 27N91W TO 27N93W TO 26N94W 
TO 24N94W TO 24N93W TO 25N92W TO 27N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 21N98W. WITHIN 
26N95W TO 26N96W TO 24N97W TO 23N97W TO 24N96W TO 26N95W NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N92W TO 
30N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 23N96W TO 29N92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 18N93W. WITHIN 
20N94W TO 21N95W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 19N94W TO 
20N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N86W TO 
30N87W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 18N94W TO 28N86W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N93W TO 
25N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N92W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL 
S OF 23N AND W OF 91W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N94W TO 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N95W TO 19N93W TO 20N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 25N85W TO 27N86W TO 26N92W TO 20N96W TO 19N92W TO 22N89W 
TO 25N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 22N50W. WITHIN 20N63W TO 21N65W 
TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N68W TO 19N64W TO 20N63W...INCLUDING IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 26N64W TO 23N73W TO 20N60W 
TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 19N49W. WITHIN 
29N41W TO 30N44W TO 26N50W TO 18N59W TO 16N59W TO 19N52W TO 
29N41W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N53W TO 23N73W TO 11N59W TO 20N45W TO 20N35W TO 
31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 
20.5N71.5W TO 21N73.5W TO 20N74W TO 20N72.5W TO 20N70.5W TO 
20.5N71.5W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N38W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
25N41W 1014 MB. WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N45W TO 27N48W TO 25N47W TO 
26N43W TO 31N41W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 25N55W TO 21N69W 
TO 09N57W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 27N35W TO 17N39W TO 07N47W TO 13N38W TO 07N35W TO
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 31N77W TO 
31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 31N69W 
TO 31N80W TO 29N81W TO 27N80W TO 31N69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO
19N76W TO 19N75W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N67W TO 18N67W TO 17N68W TO
16N68W TO 17N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GALE AREA ABOVE. 

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N86W TO 17N87W TO
16N87W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.