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FZNT02 KNHC 022155
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR  4.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N69W TO 14N76W TO 11N79W TO 10N78W TO 11N74W TO 10N72W
TO 12N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF 
VENEZUELA.
.09 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N67W TO 
18N72W TO 15N77W TO 10N79W TO 11N73W TO 11N67W TO 13N67W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N72W TO 19N79W TO 15N80W TO 10N79W TO
11N73W TO 11N66W TO 17N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N69W TO 15N75W TO 12N79W TO 10N76W TO
12N73W TO 10N66W TO 15N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 
FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N73W TO 13N79W TO 
10N79W TO 11N73W TO 10N66W TO 12N66W TO 18N73W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 27N88W TO 28N92W TO 27N96W TO 22N98W TO 24N90W TO 27N88W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 23N85W TO 24N86W TO
25N88W TO 23N88W TO 22N88W TO 21N87W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. WITHIN 28N85W TO 
30N88W TO 28N97W TO 20N97W TO 22N93W TO 22N85W TO 28N85W... 
INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90.5W TO 24N94W TO 
21.5N98W. WITHIN 23N96W TO 24N96W TO 24N98W TO 23N98W TO 21N97W 
TO 22N96W TO 23N96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N92W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N98W TO 20N97W 
TO 25N93W TO 30N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 30N84W TO
30N90W TO 26N92W TO 26N87W TO 28N85W TO 30N84W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N88.5W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N82W TO 30N84W TO 
30N91W TO 21N95W TO 18N94W TO 22N85W TO 26N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N87.5W TO 21N95W TO 
18.5N95W. FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 95W AND 97W...INCLUDING WITHIN 
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N95W TO 23N95W TO 24N96W TO 23N98W TO 
19N96W TO 18N93W TO 21N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN
30N84W TO 31N88W TO 29N94W TO 24N92W TO 21N87W TO 25N81W TO 
30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...S 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 87W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 21N94.5W TO 
18.5N94.5W. WITHIN 21N95W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W
TO 19N93W TO 21N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 29N84W TO
31N86W TO 28N92W TO 25N88W TO 23N87W TO 23N85W TO 29N84W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. WITHIN 23N85W TO 
23N88W TO 21N87W TO 21N86W TO 22N85W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 21N94W. 
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N71W TO 16N58W TO 08N58W TO 07N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 31N44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N61W TO 29N58W TO 28N52W TO
30N45W TO 31N44W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N61W TO 09N59W TO 06N54W TO 07N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 29N44W TO 29N40W TO
29N35W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 
31N44W TO 31N61W TO 28N54W TO 27N45W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N49W. 
WITHIN 29N35W TO 19N46W TO 13N58W TO 06N56W TO 07N41W TO 12N35W 
TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N74W TO 
31N81W TO 25N80W TO 27N78W TO 29N77W TO 31N74W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING UP TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76.5W TO 29N81W. WITHIN 
31N66W TO 31N79W TO 30N77W TO 29N72W TO 30N68W TO 31N66W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N84W TO 22N87W TO 18N88W TO
16N88W TO 16N84W TO 19N83W TO 22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N83W TO 22N83W TO 22N86W TO 18N88W TO
16N87W TO 16N84W TO 19N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 
GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N85W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO
17N85W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.