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FZNT02 KNHC 231614
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N74W TO 16N77W TO 14N80W TO 
11N79W TO 10N77W TO 11N74W TO 15N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N63W TO 
18N82W TO 11N82W TO 10N76W TO 11N73W TO 13N63W TO 18N63W... 
INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 13N61W TO 14N62W TO 14N63W TO 
13N64W TO 12N68W TO 11N62W TO 13N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 11N81W TO 13N83W TO 11N84W TO 
09N82W TO 09N77W TO 09N76W TO 11N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N72W TO 13N74W TO 15N75W TO 14N77W TO
11N77W TO 11N74W TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. IN GULF OF VENEZUELA NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N65W TO 19N79W TO 17N88W TO 12N82W TO 
11N63W TO 18N65W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND IN MONA 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 
12N81W TO 13N83W TO 11N84W TO 09N82W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W TO 
12N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE
IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N73W TO 17N79W TO 15N81W TO 12N81W TO
10N76W TO 13N73W TO 16N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N62W TO 18N70W TO 17N85W TO 12N82W TO 
10N76W TO 13N64W TO 15N62W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
17N63W TO 20N83W TO 11N84W TO 09N77W TO 11N73W TO 13N64W TO 
17N63W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 13N75W TO 13N77W TO 11N77W TO
11N76W TO 11N73W TO 12N73W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT. IN GULF OF VENEZUELA NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N62W TO 20N74W TO 18N88W TO 12N82W TO 
10N76W TO 10N66W TO 17N62W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND 
IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N62W TO 20N76W TO 19N87W TO 09N82W TO 
11N74W TO 11N64W TO 17N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N63W TO 
18N72W TO 20N75W TO 15N83W TO 10N77W TO 13N62W TO 18N63W... 
INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 17N62W TO 20N87W TO 09N81W TO 11N74W TO 13N62W TO 
17N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 23N51W TO 20N67W THEN STATIONARY
FRONT TO 20N74W. WITHIN 31N37W TO 27N52W TO 28N75W TO 23N80W TO 
14N53W TO 22N51W TO 31N37W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N62W TO 29N62W TO 29N80W TO 25N77W TO 27N53W 
TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N36W TO 31N37W TO 27N40W TO 25N37W TO 17N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN
22N51W TO 13N54W TO 14N61W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W TO 07N40W TO 
22N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 20N50W TO 18N65W 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N70W. WITHIN 27N38W TO 25N53W TO 
28N75W TO 21N77W TO 13N54W TO 27N38W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE
AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 
29N74W TO 23N80W TO 11N50W TO 22N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 23N50W TO 25N69W
TO 22N78W TO 17N62W TO 12N61W TO 13N52W TO 23N50W...INCLUDING IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N35W TO 31N35W TO 26N58W TO 
31N79W TO 22N78W TO 06N53W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N82W TO 21N87W TO 18N88W TO 18N78W TO 19N73W
TO 22N82W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD PASSAGE...
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N86W TO 20N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO
19N80W TO 21N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH WARNING AREA DESCRIBED 
ABOVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO SURFACE TROUGH FROM 28N86W TO 26N91W. WITHIN 
30N85W TO 31N88W TO 28N91W TO 21N87W TO 24N81W TO 30N85W... 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N87.5W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N85W TO 31N88W TO 28N92W TO 23N90W TO 21N87W 
TO 24N81W TO 30N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N87W TO 
27N90W TO 26N91W TO 23N84W TO 24N82W TO 26N85W TO 29N87W... 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.