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FZNT02 KNHC 031613
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR  5.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 21.5N97.5W. WITHIN 30N86W TO 30N88W 
TO 28N90W TO 24N89W TO 24N86W TO 25N85W TO 30N86W S WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N90W TO 
24N94W TO 21N93W TO 22N85W TO 25N82W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 21N 
TO 24N BETWEEN 96W AND 98W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N95W TO 27N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W 
TO 29N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88.5W TO 21N95W TO 
18.5N94.5W. WITHIN 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W
TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... NW 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N94W TO 
24N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO 20N94W TO 25N94W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 30N84W TO 31N88W TO 29N90W 
TO 22N88W TO 22N85W TO 25N81W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE N OF 23N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 11 
TO 13 FT FROM 26N TO 30N BETWEEN 86W AND 89.5W. WITHIN 29N90W TO 
29N93W TO 27N95W TO 26N95W TO 24N92W TO 23N88W TO 29N90W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 20N94.5W TO 18N94W. 
WITHIN 23N84W TO 24N85W TO 24N88W TO 22N88W TO 21N86W TO 22N85W 
TO 23N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 29N84W TO 29N87W TO 28N87W TO 27N85W 
TO 28N84W TO 29N84W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N83W TO 31N88W TO 28N93W TO 24N94W TO 26N89W 
TO 22N85W TO 29N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S 
SWELL. WITHIN 21N95W TO 23N95W TO 23N97W TO 20N97W TO 18N95W TO 
19N93W TO 21N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 18.5N95W. 
WITHIN 24N86W TO 25N87W TO 25N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N88W TO 23N86W 
TO 24N86W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N62W TO 07N57W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N40W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 29N57W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 30N48W TO 29N47W TO 29N42W TO 30N36W TO 31N35W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N59W TO 
28N54W TO 28N48W TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 30N35W TO 29N47W TO 21N48W TO 16N57W TO 
07N56W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 28N37W. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N66W
TO 29N63W TO 29N54W TO 31N46W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N70W TO 28N57W TO 24N53W 
TO 23N45W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N37W. WITHIN 10N41W TO 
15N54W TO 11N59W TO 08N57W TO 06N53W TO 07N39W TO 10N41W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N78W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 25N80W TO 26N78W TO
29N78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29.5N81W. WITHIN 
31N66W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 28N77W TO 29N72W TO 31N66W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE EAST 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N72W TO 16N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N73W TO 11N66W
TO 13N67W TO 19N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 13N79W TO 10N76W TO
12N73W TO 10N66W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 10N79W TO
11N74W TO 10N71W TO 13N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N82W TO 22N84W TO 22N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W
TO 16N84W TO 19N82W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND GULF OF
HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N85W TO 19N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N86W TO
16N84W TO 17N84W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 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 HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.