000
FZNT02 KNHC 261006
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 26N46W TO 25N56W. WITHIN 31N35W 
TO 31N50W TO 29N48W TO 27N42W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W W TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N35W TO 29N71W TO 25N51W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL WITH HIGHEST NEAR 28N51W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED EAST OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N56W TO 28N66W TO 27N71W. WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N58W TO 
30N57W TO 29N50W TO 30N46W TO 31N44W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N57W 
TO 28N61W TO 25N55W TO 29N43W TO 31N42W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N67W TO 21N61W TO 18N53W TO 22N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 28N59W TO 28N68W. 
LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 28N45W TO 25N57W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N45W TO 31N60W TO 26N43W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W 
SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N64W TO 13N51W TO 14N35W TO 31N35W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITH HIGHEST NEAR 28N46W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 27N45W TO 25N55W. 
LITTLE CHANGE.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N75.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75W 
TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N75W TO 14N78W TO 12N81W TO 10N82W TO 
09N77W TO 11N74W TO 14N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N76W TO 14N78W TO 12N80W TO 10N80W TO
09N78W TO 11N74W TO 14N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO 3/4 SM 
WITHIN 30N84W TO 29N90W TO 30N95W TO 26N97W TO 28N91W TO 27N82W 
TO 30N84W. VSBY OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO 2 SM ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N83W TO 31N88W TO 29N91W TO 30N94W TO 26N97W TO 27N82W TO 
29N83W. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FOG DISSIPATED.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N80W TO 30N81W TO
30N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N79W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N79.5W TO 
30.5N79W TO 30.5N78W TO 30.5N77.5W TO 31N77W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 
30N80W TO 30N78W TO 29N77W TO 31N73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS NEAR 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N72W TO 20N74W TO 17N73W TO 16N71W
TO 17N70W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 16N87W TO
17N86W TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.