000
FZNT02 KNHC 200353
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING..
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N78W 1013 MB. STATIONARY FRONT 
FROM THE LOW TO 28N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 77W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC HURRICANE NIGEL N OF AREA NEAR 33N55W 971 MB AT 0300 UTC 
SEP 20 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 
KT GUSTS 105 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 51W AND 
59W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
BETWEEN 55W AND 59W. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED 
BY 28N50W TO 27N56W TO 26N61W TO 31N63W TO 31N55W TO 31N46W TO 
28N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL E 
OF 55W AND IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE NIGEL WELL N OF AREA NEAR 38N51W. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
DECAYING NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

 FROM 18N TO 26N E OF 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 26N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 44W AND 51W AND FROM 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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.