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FZNT02 KNHC 150342
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N73W TO 31N80W TO 25N80W TO 27N73W TO 30N73W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N81W TO 23N80W TO 24N76W TO 20N72W TO 25N71W 
TO 31N62W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N62W TO 30N63W TO 
29N62W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N64W TO 27N66W TO 25N74W TO 20N69W TO 
18N68W TO 19N64W TO 26N64W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N78W TO 26N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N79W TO
26N79W TO 26N78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N59W TO 28N71W TO 31N80W TO 23N80W TO 20N72W 
TO 22N72W TO 27N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 31N48W TO 27N65W TO 31N81W TO 18N60W TO 20N52W TO 25N60W 
TO 31N48W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N74W TO 30N73W TO 31N80W TO 24N80W TO
21N75W TO 25N65W TO 27N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N55W TO 30N73W TO 25N68W TO 22N74W TO 19N61W TO 25N55W 
TO 31N55W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N78W TO 30N79W TO 29N81W TO 27N80W TO
26N80W TO 26N78W TO 29N78W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N81W TO 24N80W TO 23N75W TO 
20N74W TO 24N66W TO 31N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 31N55W TO 30N72W TO 23N69W TO 21N74W TO 18N61W TO 24N55W 
TO 31N55W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N44W 1003 MB. WITHIN 26N39W TO 27N40W TO 
25N41W TO 23N41W TO 23N40W TO 24N39W TO 26N39W S TO SW WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
28N37W TO 31N39W TO 26N42W TO 23N43W TO 21N41W TO 25N37W TO 
28N37W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN S SWELL. WITHIN 
31N45W TO 30N47W TO 28N48W TO 26N48W TO 24N45W TO 31N45W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 25N36W TO 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 24N64W TO 10N59W TO 
25N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N41.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 29N36W 
TO 31N36W TO 31N39W TO 24N41W TO 26N38W TO 29N36W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. WITHIN 30N44W TO 
31N44W TO 30N44W TO 30N45W TO 28N45W TO 28N44W TO 30N44W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
26N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 26N56W TO 17N59W TO 17N48W TO 
26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 31.5N39.5W 1009 MB. 
WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N36W TO 31N38W TO 30N38W TO 28N38W TO 28N37W 
TO 30N35W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 26N50W TO 23N46W TO 24N39W 
TO 27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO
S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WITHIN 30N48W TO 30N49W TO
30N52W TO 28N53W TO 27N54W TO 28N52W TO 30N48W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W 
TO 30N50W TO 31N55W TO 23N55W TO 27N41W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 26N85W TO 26N86W TO 25N86W TO 24N83W TO 25N83W TO 26N85W
NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N86W TO 29N95W TO 23N91W TO 22N86W TO 25N77W 
TO 30N86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
25N93W TO 28N95W TO 27N97W TO 23N95W TO 22N94W TO 22N85W TO 
25N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N89W TO 29N94W TO 26N91W TO
24N86W TO 24N77W TO 29N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
26N91W TO 28N92W TO 27N97W TO 23N97W TO 22N94W TO 23N83W TO 
26N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N88.5W 1006 MB. WITHIN 29N84W 
TO 30N86W TO 29N88W TO 26N85W TO 25N83W TO 27N83W TO 29N84W E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 30N81W TO 29N84W TO 30N89W TO 29N90W TO 24N83W TO 24N77W 
TO 30N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 28N95W TO 27N97W TO
23N98W TO 20N96W TO 19N95W TO 23N95W TO 28N95W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N89W
TO 28N95W TO 24N95W TO 20N96W TO 22N92W TO 23N83W TO 29N89W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N86W 1001 MB. WITHIN 29N84W TO
30N86W TO 28N87W TO 28N86W TO 29N84W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N89W 
TO 25N86W TO 24N80W TO 25N77W TO 27N82W TO 30N84W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 29N93W TO 
28N96W TO 22N97W TO 19N94W TO 24N92W TO 29N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N89W TO 26N92W TO
19N94W TO 22N90W TO 22N86W TO 25N84W TO 29N89W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N75W TO 21N81W TO 17N71W TO 17N67W TO
19N75W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 17N64W TO 17N77W TO 14N81W TO 10N82W TO 10N77W TO 13N75W 
TO 17N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
WITHIN 20N85W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 19N87W TO 19N83W TO 20N83W 
TO 20N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N72W TO 17N75W TO 16N77W TO 15N77W TO
15N74W TO 15N73W TO 17N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO 20N86W TO 
21N85W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 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.