000
FZNT02 KNHC 180403
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 18N63W TO 18N70W TO 20N76W 
TO 17N75W TO 15N71W TO 15N64W TO 18N63W...INCLUDING IN MONA 
PASSAGE AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 
18N77W TO 13N83W TO 09N82W TO 10N71W TO 12N70W TO 18N77W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 16N63W TO 
17N76W TO 15N81W TO 09N82W TO 12N74W TO 14N63W TO 16N63W...INCLUDING
IN MONA PASSAGE AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND THE GULF
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN
20N74W TO 20N75W TO 20N76W TO 19N76W TO 19N75W TO 19N74W TO 
20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND APPROACH TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 21N95W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 18N93W TO 19N93W
TO 21N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 29N85W TO 31N88W 
TO 26N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N93W TO 29N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N89W TO 23N90W TO 21N97W TO 18N95W TO
19N92W TO 22N89W...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 11 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 29N87W TO 25N96W TO 21N98W TO 
23N91W TO 23N88W TO 25N85W TO 29N87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N92W TO 22N93W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N95W TO 19N92W TO 21N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 21N75W TO 10N59W TO 19N44W TO
18N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 21N75W TO 18N63W TO 09N59W TO
06N50W TO 19N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N50W TO 17N62W TO 09N61W TO
07N48W TO 14N48W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N80.5W TO 30.5N80.5W TO 30.5N78.5W TO
30.5N77W TO 30N74.5W TO 31N73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N78W TO 29N81W TO 27N79W TO
27N74W TO 31N63W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N66W TO 28N68W TO 28N65W TO
29N61W TO 30N54W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.