000
FZNT02 KNHC 200412
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N72W TO 16N76W TO 14N79W TO 
10N78W TO 11N75W TO 11N70W TO 16N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
16N67W TO 17N76W TO 14N81W TO 09N82W TO 13N72W TO 13N64W TO 
16N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N73W TO 14N76W TO 14N79W TO 10N78W TO 
11N74W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N73W TO 13N79W TO 15N81W TO 12N83W TO 09N77W 
TO 12N73W TO 15N73W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
NICARAGUA...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 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N74W TO 
13N77W TO 11N78W TO 10N76W TO 11N74W TO 11N70W TO 14N74W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 72W. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N71W TO 
17N74W TO 14N82W TO 09N82W TO 09N77W TO 13N71W TO 
16N71W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N74W TO 
13N78W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W TO 12N72W TO 11N70W TO 14N74W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
W OF 72W. LITTLE CHANGE FOR REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N43W TO 25N44W TO 17N42W. WITHIN 25N49W TO 
2849W TO 24N49W TO 23N50W TO 25N49W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 30N47W TO 21N57W TO 
19N69W TO 07N57W TO 17N49W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 13N BETWEEN 54W AND 59W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 31N46W TO 25N47W TO 
17N45W. WITHIN 20N51W TO 27N39W TO 28N48W TO 19N65W TO 10N60W TO 
08N52W TO 20N51W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 28N61W. WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N68W 
TO 29N70W TO 28N77W TO 26N72W TO 27N65W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N56W TO 
28N55W TO 26N41W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 30N78W. WITHIN 
31N77W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N78W TO 30.5N78W TO 31N77W SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 30N72W. WITHIN 
31N61W TO 31N65W TO 31N68W TO 30N66W TO 30N63W TO 31N61W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO FT. WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N72W TO 
31N77W TO 30N75W TO 30N70W TO 31N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N70W TO 18N70W TO 17N74W TO 15N75W TO 15N73W 
TO 14N72W TO 17N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N64W TO 17N73W TO 14N81W TO 14N73W TO 13N63W 
TO 15N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 
20N71W TO 19N75W TO 19N77W TO 19N75W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING 
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.