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FZNT02 KNHC 230331
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...AND IN THE GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 
83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 
FT FROM 10N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT FROM 10N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. S 
OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...AND IN 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 
FT OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 
83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 
FT FROM 11N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. S 
OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E 
OF 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT FROM 11N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80.5W. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 36W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 52W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 
38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH COLD FRONT BELOW.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 21N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N70W. NW OF FRONT E OF 50W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 29W W OF 55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 20N55W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 20N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 28N AND E OF 45W...AND 
N OF FRONT 27N AND W OF 45W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A 
LINE FROM 31N55W TO 27N65W TO 29N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF THE AREA NW OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 16N50W TO 10N55W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 55W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 
20N47W TO 15N48W TO 11N55W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 31N35W TO 26N45W 
TO 24N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 
31N45W TO 25N55W TO 30N78W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 24N35W TO 11N50W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E 
OF 55W...AND IN NE TO E SWELL W OF 55W. 

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 77W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W 
AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
HOUNDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N 
W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HOUNDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
18N W OF 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HOUNDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 94W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N W 
OF 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23 E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE 
SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 26N TO 
28N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE 
SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KNOTS. SEAS TO 8 FEET.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.