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FZNT02 KNHC 181619
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N74W TO 14N77W TO 13N79W TO
11N80W TO 10N78W TO 12N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N76W TO 13N79W TO 
15N81W TO 11N82W TO 09N77W TO 11N75W TO 15N76W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N73W TO 
14N74W TO 14N77W TO 10N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N78W TO 14N76W TO 15N81W TO 12N83W TO 
09N81W TO 10N76W TO 12N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N74W TO 
15N77W TO 12N80W TO 10N78W TO 12N74W TO 14N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N76W TO 
13N83W TO 09N82W TO 12N80W TO 09N77W TO 11N75W TO 15N76W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N74W TO 
13N78W TO 10N78W TO 10N76W TO 11N74W TO 11N70W TO 15N74W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N78W TO 15N74W TO 15N81W 
TO 12N83W TO 09N82W TO 10N77W TO 13N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 
17N71W TO 18N74W TO 15N75W TO 13N80W TO 10N77W TO 14N71W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
15N80W TO 12N83W TO 09N82W TO 09N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N78W TO 
15N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N74W TO 31N75W TO 30.5N78.5W TO 30N72W
TO 31N70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N74W TO 31N76W TO 31N78W TO 28N79W TO 31N70W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N73W TO 31N75W TO 30N78W TO 31N80W TO 28N80W TO 30N76W TO 
31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N72W TO 29N74W TO 28N79W TO
26N75W TO 27N71W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N51.5W TO 31N52.5W TO 30.5N52W TO 
31N51.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N59W TO 29N59W TO 29N56W TO 29N54W 
TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N44W TO 29N46W TO 26N47W TO 25N44W TO
28N41W TO 31N40W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 17N55W TO 17N59W TO 17N64W TO 15N61W TO 
15N54W TO 17N55W...INCLUDING IN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N48W TO 21N71W TO 06N52W TO 16N46W TO 20N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N46W TO 28N47W TO 27N48W TO 26N48W TO
24N47W TO 28N46W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL. WITHIN 13N59W TO 14N60W TO 14N61W TO 13N60W TO 
13N59W TO 13N58W TO 13N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N35W TO 30N35W TO 31N46W TO 18N63W TO 06N53W TO 17N44W 
TO 22N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N39W TO 30N48W TO 20N66W TO 09N60W TO
07N52W TO 16N51W TO 27N39W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N61.5W TO 17N64W TO 16N64W TO 16N62.5W TO 
17N61.5W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 18N70W TO 17N72W TO 16N72W TO 15N73W TO 
15N71W TO 16N71W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 18N64W TO 17N68W TO 18N74W TO 15N80W TO 
12N74W TO 14N65W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N62W TO 15N64W TO 18N66W TO 16N66W TO
15N68W TO 13N61W TO 15N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE... NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 
16N71W TO 18N70W TO 18N74W TO 16N74W TO 15N76W TO 14N70W TO 
16N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
WITHIN 16N65W TO 18N74W TO 15N78W TO 14N71W TO 14N64W TO 
16N65W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 20N72W TO 20N74W TO 
20N75W TO 19N77W TO 18N76W TO 19N75W TO 20N72W...INCLUDING 
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N74W TO 16N74W TO 15N77W TO
14N73W TO 14N71W TO 18N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL. WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N73W TO 15N80W TO 15N73W TO 12N66W
TO 17N68W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 21N93W TO 20N94W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N95W TO 19N93W TO 21N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. WITHIN 28N84W TO 29N87W TO 25N92W TO 25N96W TO 19N96W TO
19N92W TO 28N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 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.