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FZNT02 KNHC 170401
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N80W TO 30N81W TO 25N80W TO 26N78W TO 27N77W
TO 31N77W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 24N80W TO 20N74W TO 
22N71W TO 23N63W TO 31N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 28N64W TO 28N71W TO 23N65W TO 22N73W TO 18N61W TO 
21N58W TO 28N64W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N75W TO 27N74W TO 26N71W TO
28N68W TO 31N67W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN 
E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N81W TO 29N79W TO 28N78W TO 
28N77W TO 31N75W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N76W TO 29N78W TO 
31N80W TO 30N81W TO 26N80W TO 27N76W TO 31N76W W TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N63W TO 29N71W TO 31N76W TO 25N75W TO 21N70W TO 24N62W TO 
31N63W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N49W TO 22N59W TO 27N77W TO 
24N75W TO 15N60W TO 20N51W TO 24N49W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N66W TO 31N66W TO 31N68W TO 29N68W TO
30N66W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N69W TO 25N68W TO 29N64W TO 28N60W 
TO 31N60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NE 
SWELL. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N76W TO 29N75W TO 
30N71W TO 31N73W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN W SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N60W TO 26N68W TO 30N72W TO 31N80W TO
20N68W TO 16N60W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N50W TO 31N51W TO 30N51W TO 30N49W TO 31N49W
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N44W TO 31N52W TO 30N53W TO 28N57W TO 26N55W TO 29N51W TO 
30N44W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N47W TO 28N52W TO 31N61W TO
28N64W TO 22N58W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N55W TO 28N56W TO 27N60W TO
25N56W TO 27N53W TO 31N48W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 28N52W TO 
31N60W TO 18N60W TO 22N55W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N64W TO 22N59W TO 24N49W TO
31N39W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N50W TO 31N39W TO 23N56W TO 23N60W TO 15N60W 
TO 19N52W TO 23N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N52W TO 27N52W TO 26N46W TO
31N39W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N60W TO 23N59W TO 23N48W TO 31N37W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 22N50W TO 31N35W TO 31N37W TO 22N52W TO 25N60W TO
15N60W TO 22N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N53W TO 28N54W TO 25N52W TO
25N46W TO 27N46W TO 31N39W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO
20 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N38W TO 27N50W TO 
31N60W TO 21N56W TO 24N48W TO 22N38W TO 30N38W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N35W TO 24N49W TO 31N60W TO 18N60W TO 22N46W TO 21N38W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 27N85.5W 1004 MB. WITHIN 28N84W TO 29N86W TO 
28N86W TO 27N86W TO 27N84W TO 28N84W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N91W TO
27N85W TO 23N83W TO 24N77W TO 27N82W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 25N92W TO 29N95W TO 24N97W TO 19N96W TO 
22N92W TO 22N86W TO 25N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N87W TO 28N96W TO 24N97W TO 
25N92W TO 24N84W TO 30N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND AND NE OF AREA. WITHIN 30N84W 
TO 30N88W TO 27N88W TO 25N86W TO 27N85W TO 26N82W TO 30N84W NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 27N83W TO 29N88W TO 27N93W TO 20N96W TO 22N85W TO 
27N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 
60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N86W TO 29N88W TO 27N86W TO
24N85W TO 27N83W TO 30N84W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N83W TO 29N87W TO 27N91W TO 
22N92W TO 22N85W TO 24N83W TO 27N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.45 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO
21N85.5W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N83W TO 17N83W TO 16N85W TO 13N83W TO
13N82W TO 14N82W TO 16N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
N OF 16N. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W... 
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N81W TO 15N83W TO 12N84W TO 11N83W TO
11N82W TO 12N81W TO 13N81W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
13N80W TO 14N81W TO 12N81W TO 11N83W TO 10N82W TO 10N81W TO 
13N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.