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FZNT02 KNHC 060943
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 6 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB  8.

.WARNINGS.

...SW ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 31N74W...FORMING COLD FRONT FROM 
31N74W TO 26N77W. WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N77W TO 29N77W TO 29N73W TO 
30N73W TO 30N70W TO 31N70W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N54W TO 29N80W TO 27N77W TO 26N64W TO 27N54W 
TO 29N54W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 31N37W TO 30N80W TO 20N71W TO 20N55W TO 31N37W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 24N AND E OF 60W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24N79W. WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N78W TO 29N78W TO 27N70W TO 27N57W TO 31N56W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N78W 
TO 18N68W TO 16N55W TO 25N36W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N AND E OF 57W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 23N81W. WITHIN 
31N55W TO 31N76W TO 27N74W TO 27N59W TO 27N55W TO 31N55W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N76W TO 
23N64W TO 17N61W TO 19N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MAINLY NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 22N43W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N55W TO 25N62W...THEN
STATIONARY TO 23N81W. WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N62W TO 30N60W TO 
30N57W TO 30N49W TO 31N49W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N74W TO 23N76W TO 24N66W TO 
31N49W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 11.5N75.5W
TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 14N68W TO 15N72W TO 13N79W TO 10N80W TO 
11N74W TO 11N67W TO 14N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT BELOW GALE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 
11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 16N67W TO 15N79W TO 11N81W TO 10N76W 
TO 11N74W TO 12N68W TO 16N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT BELOW GALE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 
17N71W TO 16N81W TO 09N81W TO 10N71W TO 11N69W TO 
17N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 27N35W TO 20N55W TO 20N69W TO 07N57W
TO 07N35W TO 27N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 18N42W TO 18N62W TO 07N58W TO
07N35W TO 20N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST N 
OF 12N AND E OF 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N53W TO 19N63W TO 06N56W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES 
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN
21N74W TO 21N79W TO 22N83W TO 19N81W TO 18N76W TO 20N73W TO
21N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND APPROACH TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N73W TO 18N74W TO 17N73W TO 17N72W
TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED WITH THE CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING AREA.

.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 18N87W TO 18N88W TO
16N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N95W TO 27N96W TO
27N97W TO 26N97W TO 24N98W TO 24N95W TO 25N95W SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N84W TO 24N86W TO
23N92W TO 20N93W TO 21N89W TO 22N85W TO 24N84W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.