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FZNT02 KNHC 161526
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
18N70W TO 15N81W TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 12N76W TO 12N70W TO 
18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO
09N77W TO 12N72W TO 18N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 15N75W TO 15N78W TO 11N78W TO 
11N70W TO 13N72W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 14N78W TO 17N73W TO 17N78W TO 15N81W TO 10N81W TO 10N77W 
TO 14N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 17N63W TO 17N75W TO 15N82W TO
10N81W TO 10N77W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
10N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N62W TO 18N71W TO 15N80W TO 10N82W TO 
16N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N74W TO 14N81W TO 10N81W TO
09N78W TO 11N74W TO 18N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N64W TO 17N70W TO 14N73W TO 12N73W TO 
13N71W TO 14N64W TO 17N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 27N89W TO 27N94W TO 25N95W TO 
23N95W TO 22N94W TO 25N89W TO 27N89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 22N97W. WITHIN 
29N93W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 24N98W TO 24N97W TO 26N96W TO 
29N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
28N90W TO 28N93W TO 26N94W TO 23N94W TO 24N91W TO 26N88W TO 
28N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 20N96W. WITHIN 
26N95W TO 26N96W TO 25N97W TO 24N97W TO 23N97W TO 24N96W TO 
26N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N91W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 21N97W TO 24N93W TO 
29N91W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N84W TO 18N93W. WITHIN 
23N95W TO 24N96W TO 23N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 
23N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N87W TO 
30N95W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N95W TO 22N94W TO 30N87W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N93W 
TO 25N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N92W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM 
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT IN 
N SWELL S OF 24N AND W OF 92W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 29N84W TO 29N93W 
TO 22N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO 24N87W TO 29N84W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 22N51W. WITHIN 23N52W TO 22N59W 
TO 22N66W TO 20N67W TO 20N61W TO 21N54W TO 23N52W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N61W TO 
22N72W TO 23N55W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 20N49W. WITHIN 
31N40W TO 31N47W TO 21N65W TO 17N61W TO 19N50W TO 
31N40W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N56W TO 24N73W 
TO 10N58W TO 21N46W TO 20N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 20N45W. WITHIN
31N41W TO 31N45W TO 29N48W TO 25N49W TO 24N46W TO 27N42W TO 
31N41W AND WITHIN 17N55W TO 17N58W TO 17N61W TO 15N61W TO 14N58W 
TO 15N53W TO 17N55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 22N70W TO 11N60W 
TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N39W TO 08N53W TO 06N51W TO 12N40W TO
07N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N35W TO 10N41W TO 08N44W TO 09N51W TO
07N49W TO 07N35W TO 08N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO
30N79W TO 31N77W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 
31N70W TO 31N81W TO 29N80W TO 28N79W TO 30N78W TO 31N70W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO
20N75W TO 19N76W TO 19N75W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E 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.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N86W TO 19N88W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W
TO 17N86W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N67W TO 18N68W TO 17N68W TO
17N67W TO 18N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GALE AREA ABOVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.