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FZNT02 KNHC 240327
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...AND IN THE GULF 
OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 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 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. 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 79W. 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 76W...AND IN 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 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 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 14 FT FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. 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 14 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. S OF 10N WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 21N55W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT 
TO 20N74W. NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N40W TO 26N55W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 55W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS. 
N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 31N55W TO 27N65W TO 27N77W TO ANOTHER 
LINE FROM 27N35W TO 18N50W TO 10N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 19N50W TO 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N65W. NW OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 
29N40W TO 24N55W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 
26N65W TO 27N77W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 25N35W TO 15N50W TO 10N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 50W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF A LINE FROM 29N37W TO 24N55W TO 26N74W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 
26N37W TO 14N50W TO 09N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 30N50W TO 
31N54W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 28N50W TO 31N54W. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 
85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO NE OF A LINE FROM 23N83W TO 29N89W TO ANOTHER 
LINE FROM 25N82W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 
8 TO 1O FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.