000
FZNT02 KNHC 200958
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED SEP 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED SEP 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 22.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING..
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N78W 1013 MB. STATIONARY FRONT 
FROM THE LOW TO 28N81W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 77W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 78W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE NIGEL N OF AREA NEAR 34.4N 54.9W 971 MB AT 0900 
UTC SEP 20 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 51W 
AND 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BETWEEN 55W AND 58W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N57W TO 31N64W TO 31N56W TO 31N49W TO 29N51W TO 
28N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL E 
OF 55W AND IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 55W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NIGEL WELL N OF AREA NEAR 38N51W. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 49W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
DECAYING NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 18N TO 26N E OF 48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 44W AND 51W AND FROM 
19N TO 23N E OF 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.