000
FZNT02 KNHC 251016
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 30N69W TO 31N75W. WITHIN 31N35W 
TO 31N59W TO 29N57W TO 29N44W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 27N59W TO 27N71W. 
WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N60W TO 28N57W TO 28N50W TO 28N41W TO 31N36W W
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N72W TO 27N55W TO 27N45W TO 29N35W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 26N51W TO 24N63W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 29N47W TO 29N43W TO 28N40W TO 29N35W 
TO 31N35W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N71W TO 26N63W TO 25N51W TO 
26N35W TO 31N35W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL WITH THE HIGHEST NEAR 29N41W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT EAST OF THE AREA. NEW COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N57W TO 27N69W. WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N58.5W TO 30.5N57.5W TO
30.5N51.5W TO 30.5N48.5W TO 31N48W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14
TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N67W TO 
27N55W TO 28N47W TO 31N43W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL. THE REMAINING AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N69W TO 
24N65W TO 20N47W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 27N67W. LITTLE 
CHANGE.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N73W TO 20N73W TO 20N79W
TO 16N73W TO 16N71W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W
TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 22N90W TO 23N92W TO 21N93W TO 19N92W TO
19N91W TO 2 N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.