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FZNT02 KNHC 172144
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N72W TO 14N74W TO 13N77W TO 13N78W TO 11N79W TO 11N76W
TO 12N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 13N77W TO 15N81W TO 10N82W TO 12N79W TO 09N78W TO 11N75W 
TO 13N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 15N75W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO 10N76W 
TO 13N72W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N75W TO 15N80W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO 10N76W TO 
12N78W TO 15N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N76W TO 15N78W TO 13N79W TO 10N80W TO
10N77W TO 12N74W TO 15N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N73W TO 16N76W TO 15N81W TO 10N81W TO 
09N77W TO 10N76W TO 18N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N72W TO 15N71W TO 14N77W TO 11N79W TO 
10N76W TO 13N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N73W TO 15N80W TO 14N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO 
12N79W TO 15N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 15N76W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO
10N77W TO 12N74W TO 15N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. WITHIN 12N79W TO 15N79W TO 11N83W TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 
11N75W TO 12N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 21N94W TO 23N94W TO 22N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N94W
TO 21N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N87W TO 29N92W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W 
TO 28N87W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N91W TO 20N94W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N94W TO 19N93W TO 22N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N86W TO 25N95W TO 23N97W TO 20N96W TO 
18N94W TO 24N87W TO 29N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N94W TO 20N95W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO
18N94W TO 19N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N90W TO 24N85W TO 25N89W TO 22N95W TO 
18N94W TO 19N92W TO 22N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 22N52W TO 20N55W TO 18N61W TO 17N57W TO 19N55W TO
18N52W TO 22N52W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 24N73W TO 10N54W TO 
20N46W TO 20N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. WITHIN 09N39W TO 08N44W TO 08N53W
TO 08N53W TO 07N46W TO 07N36W TO 09N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N44W TO 29N47W TO 25N48W TO
25N44W TO 31N41W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 21N70W TO 07N52W TO 
14N49W TO 19N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N47W TO 26N48W TO 
25N49W TO 24N48W TO 23N48W TO 25N48W TO 27N47W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
25N35W TO 30N46W TO 22N58W TO 21N69W TO 06N52W TO 17N47W TO 
25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N75.5W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N79.5W TO 31N77.5W TO
30.5N77.5W TO 30.5N75.5W TO 31N75.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N73W TO 30N75W TO 29N74W TO
29N73W TO 31N69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N75W TO 31N73W TO 31N80W TO 28N80W 
TO 28N77W TO 29N75W TO 30N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N67W TO 30N69W TO 27N77W TO
27N72W TO 29N66W TO 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N65W TO 17N66W TO 17N67W TO 16.5N67W TO
16.5N66W TO 16.5N65W TO 17N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. WITHIN 17N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N73W TO 16N73W TO 17N72W TO 
16N72W TO 17N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 18N64W TO 16N73W TO 18N76W TO 15N81W TO 15N73W TO 16N64W 
TO 18N64W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N73W TO 16N73W TO
17N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 18N64W TO 16N70W TO 18N73W TO 15N80W TO 13N74W TO 15N61W 
TO 18N64W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N75W TO 16N74W TO
15N75W TO 15N72W TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N64W TO 18N76W TO 15N78W TO 14N73W
TO 13N74W TO 12N63W TO 17N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.