000
FZNT02 KNHC 312039
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB  2.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N73W TO 30N75W TO 28N77W
TO 29N74W TO 29N73W TO 31N71W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 29N79W
TO 30N78W TO 31N78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N77W TO 28N77W TO 30N75W TO 29N74W 
TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WITHIN 28N70W TO 29N70W TO
28N71W TO 27N72W TO 27N71W TO 28N70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. WITHIN 31N72.5W TO 31N73.5W TO 
30.5N73W TO 30.5N72.5W TO 31N72.5W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N65W TO 
31N78W TO 26N78W TO 24N75W TO 25N69W TO 31N65W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80W TO 27N80W TO 
27N78W TO 29N78W TO 29N77W TO 31N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW PRES NEAR 32N64.5W 998 MB. WITHIN 
29N59W TO 31N61W TO 28N64W TO 29N70W TO 28N70W TO 25N65W TO 
29N59W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N74W TO 29N74W TO 22N67W TO 22N65W 
TO 27N57W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N71W TO 29N74W TO 31N80W TO 
23N74W TO 21N60W TO 24N60W TO 26N71W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N61W TO
25N60W TO 24N57W TO 26N53W TO 24N49W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N41W TO 
31N75W TO 23N74W TO 19N68W TO 21N51W TO 31N41W...INCLUDING IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N44.5W TO 30.5N44.5W TO 30N45W TO
30N44.5W TO 30.5N44W TO 31N44W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N71W TO 
26N68W TO 25N59W TO 28N47W TO 31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N57W TO 21N60W TO 26N46W TO
31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH GALE CONDITIONS 
DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.ATLC WITHIN 10N38W TO 10N45W TO 09N52W TO 07N50W TO 07N39W TO
10N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N82W TO 14N83W TO 12N84W TO 11N83W TO 12N82W
TO 14N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N75.5W TO 11N76W TO 10.5N76.5W TO 10N76W TO
11N75.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.