000
FZNT02 KNHC 152026
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N74W TO 29N70W TO 29N64W TO 28N62W TO 29N57W
TO 31N53W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 
15 FT N OF 30N. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N79W TO 26N75W TO 
26N61W TO 27N50W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 18N58W TO 09N58W TO 
08N51W TO 16N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 20N74W. WITHIN 
24N67W TO 24N68W TO 23N69W TO 23N68W TO 23N67W TO 24N67W N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N61W TO 26N68W 
TO 26N71W TO 24N76W TO 20N74W TO 22N69W TO 29N61W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N71W TO 28N69W TO 
28N65W TO 31N62W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N47W TO 28N62W TO 31N76W TO 26N76W TO 
28N62W TO 26N57W TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 29N. WITHIN 31N35W TO 
22N43W TO 26N47W TO 11N59W TO 08N53W TO 14N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 18N61W. WITHIN 
31N45W TO 31N66W TO 20N59W TO 25N50W TO 31N45W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 26N. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N74W TO 26N75W TO 20N72W TO 19N68W TO 21N60W 
TO 31N66W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 26N. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N43W TO 26N47W TO 23N42W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 18N57W. WITHIN 
31N39W TO 31N58W TO 28N50W TO 23N45W TO 24N43W TO 31N39W W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N70W TO 22N73W TO 17N61W TO 23N48W 
TO 31N58W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT 
N OF 28N. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 24N42W TO 17N39W TO 19N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF AREA. WITHIN 29N94W TO 30N95W 
TO 28N97W TO 24N98W TO 24N96W TO 26N94W TO 29N94W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 21N97W. WITHIN 
25N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W TO 25N97W NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N92W TO 
30N92W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 25N96W TO 29N92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N78W TO 22N82W TO 21N82W TO
20N80W TO 20N79W TO 21N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N78W TO 20N79W TO 20N80W TO 19N81W TO
19N80W TO 19N79W TO 20N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N76W TO 19N75W
TO 20N74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W TO
19N74W TO 20N73W TO 21N72W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N71W TO 18N73W TO 17N74W TO 16N71W TO 17N69W
TO 18N69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN
19N67W TO 19N68W TO 18N68W TO 17N69W TO 17N68W TO
19N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.