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FZNT02 KNHC 311556
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR  2.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N74.5W TO 11.5N76W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N75W
TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N72W TO 13N78W TO 11N79W TO 
10N77W TO 14N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N78W TO 14N74W TO 14N80W TO 
11N81W TO 09N78W TO 11N76W TO 12N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 17N72W TO 14N74W TO 14N78W TO 10N76W TO 11N71W TO 13N68W 
TO 17N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N77W TO 
15N74W TO 15N75W TO 13N79W TO 10N80W TO 10N76W TO 12N77W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 17N66W TO 17N74W TO 15N78W TO
11N79W TO 13N71W TO 14N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 17N69W TO 16N78W TO 
11N80W TO 09N77W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 14N73W TO 17N71W TO 14N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N70W 
TO 14N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N72W TO 
17N76W TO 14N81W TO 10N80W TO 10N76W TO 13N78W TO 15N72W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 15N76W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO
10N76W TO 11N74W TO 14N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 15.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 
15N73W TO 16N76W TO 13N81W TO 10N80W TO 09N78W TO 14N71W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N68W TO 27N59W TO 28N53W TO 31N44W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN
27N70W TO 26N70W TO 27N74W TO 25N72W TO 25N65W TO 27N70W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N69W TO 27N73W TO 27N75W TO 26N74W TO 25N72W TO 25N66W TO 
27N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N51W TO 30.5N51W TO 30N48W 
TO 30.5N43.5W TO 31N43W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. WITHIN 24N52W TO 24N53W TO 23N63W TO 23N64W TO 22N61W 
TO 22N59W TO 24N52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N62W TO 27N60W TO 
24N74W TO 21N64W TO 27N52W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 26N37W TO 22N51W TO 22N44W TO
20N41W TO 20N38W TO 26N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N56W TO 20N66W TO
10N58W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 11N56.5W TO 11N57.5W TO 11N58W TO 10.5N58W TO
10.5N57W TO 10.5N56.5W TO 11N56.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N80.5W TO
30.5N80W TO 31N79W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N80W TO 
30.5N79.5W TO 31N79.5W TO 31N79W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N71W TO 31N73W TO 30N74W TO
31N71W TO 31N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 
31N73W TO 31N75.5W TO 31N74W TO 30.5N73.5W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 20N75W TO
19N76W TO 19N75W TO 20N74W TO 20N72W TO 21N72W...INCLUDING
APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N76W TO 19N75W
TO 20N73W...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 CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N85.5W TO 16.5N86W TO
17N86.5W TO 16N87W TO 16N85.5W TO 16.5N85.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF
HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 17N87W TO
18N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 22N89W TO
22N90W TO 21N90W TO 22N88W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.