790 
FZNT02 KNHC 201608
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 14N73W TO 31N53W TO 31N55W TO 14N75W TO 13N79W TO 10N78W
TO 14N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 
18N71W TO 17N74W TO 16N73W TO 14N73W TO 13N72W TO 15N71W TO 
18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 17N71W TO 15N81W TO 11N83W TO 09N78W TO 13N73W TO 12N66W 
TO 17N71W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74.5W AND 76W NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N74W TO 13N77W
TO 11N78W TO 10N76W TO 11N74W TO 11N70W TO 14N74W... INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N71W TO 17N74W TO
14N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO 13N71W TO 16N71W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N77W TO 13N79W TO 11N79W TO
10N77W TO 11N75W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N73W TO 16N76W TO 
15N80W TO 12N83W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO 14N73W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74.5W AND 75.5W NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N72W TO 
15N75W TO 12N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N71W TO 
13N72W...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 
12N78W TO 14N75W TO 14N80W TO 11N82W TO 09N82W TO 10N76W TO 
12N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 15N72W TO 15N77W TO 12N78W TO
10N78W TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N72W TO 16N73W TO 15N80W TO 12N81W TO 
10N80W TO 10N77W TO 14N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N59W TO 30N58W TO 30N54W TO 31N51W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 27N38W TO 30N47W TO 20N64W TO 09N60W TO 07N53W TO
18N52W TO 27N38W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78.5W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO
30N79W TO 31N78.5W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N65.5W TO 31N78.5W TO 30.5N78.5W TO 
30.5N65.5W TO 31N65.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N58.5W TO 31N57W TO 
31N56.5W TO 31N55.5W TO 31N53W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF 67W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N48W TO 09N49W TO 09N50W TO
08N50W TO 08N49W TO 08N47W TO 09N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N42W TO 12N37W TO 09N42W TO 08N45W TO
07N44W TO 07N42W TO 08N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N85.5W TO 17N86W TO
16.5N86.5W TO 16N86.5W TO 16N85.5W TO 16.5N85.5W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N86W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO
16N86W TO 17N86W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N94W TO 28N95W TO
27N97W TO 26N97W TO 25N97W TO 25N95W TO 27N94W SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N89W TO 29N94W TO 25N97W TO 25N93W TO
20N95W TO 22N90W TO 28N89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10
FT IN SE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.