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FZNT02 KNHC 091023
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JAN 9 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC STORM WARNING...
.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 
28N80W TO 28N79W TO 30N79W TO 31N77W SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N70W TO 30N72W TO 31N81W TO 23N79W 
TO 21N74W TO 23N57W TO 27N70W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ON COAST OF NE FLORIDA. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 77W AND 80W S WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 28N79W TO 30N77W 
TO 31N74W S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N81W TO 25N80W TO 24N70W TO 27N67W TO 
31N67W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 77W SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 30N80W TO 28N78W TO 29N73W 
TO 31N70W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N63W TO 
31N81W TO 26N80W TO 26N71W TO 27N66W TO 31N63W S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW STORM FORCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 
31N60W TO 31N72W TO 27N72W TO 27N70W TO 29N63W TO 31N60W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N80W TO 
27N78W TO 26N75W TO 27N73W TO 31N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 16 FT IN SW TO W SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 27N74W. WITHIN 
31N57W TO 31N77W TO 28N75W TO 27N72W TO 30N65W TO 31N57W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 23N98W. WITHIN 29N84W TO 31N86W TO 
29N91W TO 25N93W TO 24N89W TO 26N85W TO 29N84W S WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W
TO 29N91W TO 25N93W TO 21N92W TO 24N81W TO 30N84W... INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT WITHIN 29N91W TO 29N93W TO 26N97W
TO 22N98W TO 22N95W TO 23N93W TO 29N91W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WITHIN 30N91W TO 30N94W TO
28N97W TO 22N98W TO 22N93W TO 30N91W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 21.5N85.5W. WITHIN 
30N84W TO 30N90W TO 27N90W TO 26N89W TO 26N84W TO 28N82W TO 
30N84W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. WITHIN 26N83W
TO 25N88W TO 29N90W TO 28N95W TO 21N97W TO 18N95W TO 26N83W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 23N60W TO 23N67W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N62W TO 27N57W TO 27N46W TO 27N39W TO 31N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT....EXCEPT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N72W TO 27N70W TO 25N66W TO 
26N54W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N54W TO 19N51W TO 16N61W TO 06N51W TO 
09N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 20N60W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22.5N70W. WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N48W TO 29N48W TO 
28N43W TO 30N40W TO 31N39W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N55W TO 26N53W TO 26N43W TO 
31N37W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 31N35W
TO 31N36W TO 27N40W TO 25N40W TO 24N36W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 26N41W TO 25N55W 
TO 25N68W TO 21N67W TO 20N56W TO 23N44W TO 26N41W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N63W 
TO 27N66W TO 24N63W TO 25N53W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 25N35W TO 17N49W TO 16N61W 
TO 09N59W TO 06N54W TO 08N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N35W TO 20N60W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N45W TO 26N44W TO 26N40W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W NW WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N53W
TO 25N52W TO 22N49W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. LITTLE CHANGE ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE FROM 19.5N35W TO 18N60W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N39W TO 28N39W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N48W TO 24N42W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 
25N65W TO 09N61W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N80W TO 09N81W TO 08N77W TO 11N74W TO 
11N68W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND IN MONA
PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 18N75W TO 14N78W TO 10N66W TO
13N64W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 17N67W TO 
18N79W TO 13N81W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N64W TO 
17N67W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND IN MONA PASSAGE 
AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 15N75W TO 11N78W TO 11N73W TO
10N72W TO 11N69W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N67W TO 17N78W TO 22N84W TO 16N89W TO 15N79W
TO 10N71W TO 16N67W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS AND IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.