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FZNT02 KNHC 231601
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N70W TO 18N70W TO 16N75W TO 16N79W TO 10N78W
TO 11N74W TO 16N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
WITHIN 16N79W TO 15N82W TO 14N81W TO 11N79W TO 16N79W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 17N77W TO 09N79W TO 11N73W TO 11N70W 
TO 18N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA 
...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 16N78W TO 15N82W 
TO 12N82W TO 10N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N79W TO 16N78W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 13N76W TO 12N76W TO
11N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 17N78W TO 10N79W TO 11N74W TO 
11N70W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 16N79W TO 15N81W TO 11N82W 
TO 10N81W TO 10N79W TO 16N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N59W TO 29N57W TO 28N53W TO 31N46W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 26N47W TO 26N44W TO
28N39W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 28N65W TO 31N78W. WITHIN
31N52W TO 31N78W TO 29N71W TO 28N63W TO 30N53W TO 31N52W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 30N51W 
TO 28N47W TO 28N40W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N71W TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N77W
TO 19N76W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W...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 WITHIN 20N71W TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N77W TO
19N76W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA 
AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N85W TO 20N86W TO 21N87W TO 19N88W TO 16N89W
TO 16N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 26N89W TO 29N90W TO 29N94W TO 27N96W TO
23N95W TO 21N90W TO 26N89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N89W TO 29N90W TO 29N94W TO 27N96W TO
23N95W TO 21N90W TO 26N89W SE 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.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.