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FZNT02 KNHC 241353
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 26.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N62W TO 19N73W TO 17N84W TO 
10N79W TO 11N68W TO 15N62W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE AND GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 18N62W TO 20N87W TO 09N82W TO 13N62W TO 18N62W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N63W TO 
18N82W TO 11N81W TO 10N76W TO 13N62W TO 18N63W...INCLUDING MONA 
PASSAGE AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT. WITHIN 15N82W TO 11N84W TO 09N81W TO 09N77W TO 11N81W 
TO 15N82W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO W 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N64W TO 
18N81W TO 12N82W TO 10N77W TO 13N61W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING MONA 
PASSAGE AND GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N65W TO 18N82W TO 11N84W TO 
09N78W TO 13N61W TO 18N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.39 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N62W TO 
19N70W TO 17N79W TO 14N81W TO 11N79W TO 11N67W TO 16N62W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N62W TO 19N70W TO 18N79W 
TO 09N82W TO 12N73W TO 11N67W TO 15N62W...INCLUDING MONA 
PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N73W TO 14N81W TO 10N79W TO
11N72W TO 14N64W TO 18N69W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N63W TO 18N71W TO 17N81W TO 11N84W TO 
10N77W TO 12N65W TO 16N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 23N45W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
19N60W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 27N38W TO 25N81W TO 18N63W TO 14N60W TO
16N49W TO 27N38W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WINDWARD
PASSAGE AND MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N63W TO 31N81W TO 22N79W TO 
11N51W TO 22N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 24N52W TO 26N70W TO 
23N76W TO 18N64W TO 13N61W TO 17N46W TO 24N52W...INCLUDING 
WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N57W TO 31N79W TO 21N77W TO 
08N59W TO 15N45W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N54W TO 23N63W TO 20N69W TO 18N62W TO
13N58W TO 14N52W TO 20N54W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N44W TO 26N71W TO 17N62W TO 11N62W TO 
06N53W TO 07N44W TO 22N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 30N49W TO
31N53W. WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N54W TO 30N51W TO 30N47W TO 31N43W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 26N45W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N53W TO 26N50W TO 26N41W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 19N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N W OF 
83.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND IN
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 30N87W TO 28N93W TO 26N93W TO 24N85W TO 
24N84W TO 30N87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 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.