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FZNT02 KNHC 122023
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. N OF 30N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 24N80W. N OF 30N W 
OF FRONT TO 80W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 
30N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 27N74W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 23N78W. N OF 30N W 
OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N55W 
TO 27N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22N77W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N53W 
TO 27N63W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 21N76W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 29N 
W OF FRONT TO 68W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N42W TO 
27N55W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 
FT N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 51W.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N93W. S OF 26N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 85W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 18N81W. W OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 29.5N94W TO 23N97W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. N OF 23N BETWEEN 84W 
AND 88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
20N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 36W AND 58W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 
26N51W TO 19N64W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 22N35W TO 08N50W TO 07N53W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 28N35W TO 26N40W TO 26N48W TO 
31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL... 
HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 16N BETWEEN 40W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 42W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 11N 
E OF 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10 TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 
30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 84W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF HONDURAS AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT.
.06 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.