491 
FZNT02 KNHC 040408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1001 MB NEAR 31N81W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 25N80W TO 21N85W. N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 998 MB NEAR 29N76W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 27N73W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 45 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW CENTER WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF A 
LINE FROM 31N78W TO 29N73W TO 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SE OF A LINE 26N80W TO 22N75W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 26N 
BETWEEN 57W AND 63W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN 39 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N79W TO 16N87W. NW 
OF A LINE FROM 21N83W TO 18N87W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 16N84W. N OF 21N W 
OF 84W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N76W TO 14N83W. N OF 20N W 
OF 81W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL... W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 997 MB NEAR 31N92W. COLD FRONT FROM 
29N91W TO TO 24N91W TO 22N97W. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF FRONT TO 87W 
SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 998 MB NEAR 29N87W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 24N87W TO 19N95W. N OF 27N E OF LOW AND FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 
FRONT TO 82W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
26N W OF 90W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 
90W AND 96W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 87W AND 95W... 
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL... W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N AND W OF 82W TO A LINE FROM 
26N82W TO 29N89W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 83W AND 88W...INCLUDING THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 82W AND 95W.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N70W TO 30N80W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 25N65W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 50W AND 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 28N62W. N OF A LINE 
FROM 31N43W TO 27N55W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 23N48W TO 15N57W. N 
OF 23N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 24N45W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF FRONT TO A 
LINE FROM 19N55W TO 23N58W TO 31N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N AND E OF 42W TO A LINE FROM 31N35W TO 
26N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.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.