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FZNT02 KNHC 151614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N74W TO 
14N76W TO 12N78W TO 10N79W TO 09N77W TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N75W TO 12N78W TO 10N77W TO
11N74W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N75.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO
11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 11N78W TO 10N76W 
TO 11N73W TO 11N70W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 15N72W TO 15N76W TO 11N80W TO 09N77W TO 11N75W TO 
11N70W TO 15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N75W TO 16N78W TO 10N78W TO
12N72W TO 14N70W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N75W TO 14N80W TO 10N80W TO 
09N77W TO 12N71W TO 18N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N74W TO 15N78W TO 11N78W TO 
10N76W TO 11N70W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 18N70W TO 15N80W TO 10N82W TO 09N78W TO 11N70W TO 18N70W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 18N70W TO 18N75W TO 13N79W TO
10N79W TO 12N73W TO 15N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N70W TO 18N70W TO 18N75W TO 15N80W TO 
10N82W TO 09N77W TO 15N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N89W TO 27N93W TO
25N97W TO 23N97W TO 21N91W TO 23N88W TO 27N89W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N94.5W TO 26.5N97.5W. WITHIN
27N90W TO 27N93W TO 26N94W TO 23N93W TO 23N91W TO 24N89W TO 
27N90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 22N98W TO 23N96W 
TO 30N94W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 21N97W. WITHIN 
25N96W TO 28N96W TO 28N97W TO 24N98W TO 23N98W TO 23N97W TO 
25N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 26N95W TO 28N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 23N96W 
TO 26N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N87.5W TO 18.5N95W. WITHIN
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N90W TO 
30N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 24N94W TO 29N90W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85.5W TO 18.5N93W. WITHIN 
20N95W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN. WITHIN 29N88W TO 30N94W TO 
28N97W TO 21N97W TO 18N95W TO 22N94W TO 29N88W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S OF 26N AND W OF 94W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 23N61W...THEN DISSIPATING COLD
FRONT TO 21N70W. WITHIN 31N46.5W TO 31N48.5W TO 30.5N48.5W TO 
30N48W TO 30N47W TO 30.5N46.5W TO 31N46.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N68W TO 26N66W TO 
25N60W TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 21N61W. WITHIN 
22N57W TO 23N65W TO 22N68W TO 21N67W TO 20N61W TO 21N57W TO 
22N57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N62W TO 28N63W TO 23N72W TO 21N70W TO 20N59W 
TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N33W TO 20N50W. WITHIN 
26N50W TO 24N64W TO 16N70W TO 14N66W TO 21N48W TO 26N50W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N55W TO 23N73W TO 11N53W TO 20N46W TO 17N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MAINLY N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N35W TO 12N57W TO 07N55W TO 07N35W TO 29N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 16N45W TO 13N44W TO 09N52W TO
06N53W TO 07N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N35W TO 11N41W TO 09N45W TO 09N53W TO
06N53W TO 07N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO
30N78W TO 31N76W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO
30N78W TO 30N75W TO 31N75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N72W TO 19N76W TO
19N75W TO 20N71W TO 22N72W...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 LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N74W TO 16N73W TO 17N71W
TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA IN THE SOUTH
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N87W TO 19N88W TO
17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N87W TO 19N88W TO 17N88W TO
16N88W TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 21N91W TO 22N92W TO 21N95W TO 19N94W TO
19N93W TO 19N92W TO 21N91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.06 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 DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.