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FZNT02 KNHC 040930
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 999 MB NEAR 31N81W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 22N80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 74W SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 999 MB NEAR 31N78W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 22N77W. N OF 30N W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF THE BAHAMAS SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 996 MB NEAR 30N75W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 22N74W. WITHIN 45 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM 
31N76W TO 30N74W TO 28N68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 29N W OF 80W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 79W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N AND W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 FT OUTSIDE OF THE BAHAMAS. 

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 16N84W. N 
OF 19N W OF 82W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N77W TO 16N84W. N OF 21N W 
OF 84W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT IN THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N74W TO 15N83W. N OF 20N W 
OF 80W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 
TO 15 FT N OF 18N BETWEEN 81W AND 86W.  

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES 999 MB NEAR 30N89W. COLD FRONT FROM LOW 
CENTER TO 24N90W TO 22N97W. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF FRONT TO 86W SE 
TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N 
OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 91W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 998 MB NEAR 31N85W. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW CENTER TO 25N83W TO 21N87W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.18 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 85W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W W TO NW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N 
TO 29N BETWEEN 84W AND 96W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W NW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W... 
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT...BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 
30N87W TO 26N87W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA... 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT 
IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF A LINE FROM 29N90W TO 24N97W...INCLUDING 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 26N BETWEEN 83W 
AND 94W...HIGHEST IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 26N70W TO 27N80W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 52W AND 65W 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 48W AND 62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 48W AND 70W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 28N62W. ELSEWHERE E 
OF 70W AND N OF A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 24N55W TO 24N70W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.ATLC N OF 25N AND SE OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 25N44W TO ANOTHER 
LINE FROM 31N36W 25N41W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 50W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 31N37W TO 19N50W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N AND E OF 42W 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.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25.5N BETWEEN 61W AND 69W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 52W AND 59W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.