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FZNT02 KNHC 230916
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 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 14 FT FROM 10N TO 15.5N 
BETWEEN 76W 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 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. S OF 10N 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 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 10.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE 
IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. 
.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 15 FT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 73W AND 81W. 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 12 TO 16 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 10.5N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 81W. S OF 10.5N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 21N60W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19.5N70W. NW OF FRONT E OF 55W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL OUTSIDE OF 
THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N62W TO 
27N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N 
OF 30N E OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 55W...AND S OF 16N BETWEEN 45W AND 
55W WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 20N55W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 19N70W. NW OF FRONT TO 28N AND E OF 45W...AND 
NW OF FRONT TO 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 55W...AND IN N TO NE SWELL 
ELSEWHERE. S OF 29N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 27N70W TO 30N77W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 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 25N35W TO 
16N50W TO 10N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 25N AND W OF A 
LINE FROM 25N42W TO 10N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 25N55W TO 31N77W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 
22N35W TO 10N52W 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 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 
20N 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 77W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
19N W OF 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HOUNDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N AND E OF A LINE FROM 21N93W TO 28N91W... 
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS 
COULD BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22 E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 
9 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KNOTS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.