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FZNT02 KNHC 311014
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR  2.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N77W TO 13N80W TO 
10N79W TO 11N75W TO 10N71W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 15N73W TO 15N76W TO 13N78W TO
10N78W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N70W TO 15N73W TO 14N80W TO 12N81W TO 10N79W 
TO 10N72W TO 13N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N68W TO 
17N73W TO 15N78W TO 10N78W TO 11N73W TO 11N67W TO 15N68W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 13N79W TO 15N78W TO 13N80W TO 11N81W TO 
10N81W TO 09N77W TO 13N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 11 TO 14 FT FROM
10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N68W TO 18N73W TO 16N79W TO 10N79W TO
09N76W TO 12N70W TO 17N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N70W TO 
18N72W TO 15N78W TO 10N79W TO 09N77W TO 12N69W TO 17N70W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N71W TO 16N79W TO 10N80W 
TO 09N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N69W TO 18N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N70W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
24N77W. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N62W TO 29N59W TO 28N54W TO 29N49W TO
31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
WITHIN 27N69W TO 28N71W TO 28N73W TO 27N74W TO 26N71W TO 26N68W 
TO 27N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 22N65W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 24N75W. WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N53W TO 30N52W TO 
30N49W TO 31N46W TO 31N44W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N63W TO 28N62W TO 27N55W TO 31N39W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 27N53W TO
26N64W TO 26N75W TO 22N71W TO 22N62W TO 24N56W TO 27N53W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N35W TO 21N50W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 21N57W. WITHIN 23N35W TO 28N35W TO 23N53W TO 16N54W
TO 15N49W TO 19N40W TO 23N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N52W TO 27N50W TO 27N43W TO 31N36W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N40W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N60W TO 23N68W TO 09N56W TO 22N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO
29N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. WITHIN 
31N66W TO 31N80W TO 30N78W TO 30N68W TO 31N66W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N74W TO 19N76W TO 18N75W
TO 19N73W TO 20N73W...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 21N71W TO 21N74W TO 20N76W TO
19N76W TO 19N74W TO 20N71W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA 
AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N70W TO 21N71W TO 20N74W TO 19N74W TO
20N72W TO 20N70W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 85W AND
88W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS  E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO
18N86W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N88W TO
16N85W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N69W TO 18N71W TO 18N73W TO
16N73W TO 16N72W TO 15N69W TO 17N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N71W TO 18N74W TO 17N74W TO
15N68W TO 17N62W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH WARNING AREA OVER THE 
SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA.

.GULF OF MEXICO 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N91W TO 
21N91W TO 21N89W TO 22N87W TO 23N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.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 HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.