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FZNT02 KNHC 150415
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N76W TO 10N77W TO 11N73W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W
TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF 
VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N74W TO 15N77W TO 13N79W TO 10N79W 
TO 10N76W TO 13N77W TO 13N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 11.5N75W TO 11N75W TO 
11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N71W TO 14N80W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 12N75W 
TO 11N71W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N69W TO 15N72W TO 15N77W TO 11N77W TO 
11N72W TO 12N68W TO 14N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N77W TO 
15N79W TO 12N81W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W TO 11N76W TO 15N77W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N70W TO 15N79W TO 10N81W TO 12N75W TO 11N66W TO 
16N70W...INCLUDING IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF 
VENEZUELA.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N68W TO 15N74W TO 13N78W TO 11N77W TO 
12N73W TO 11N67W TO 13N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 
FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N71W TO 17N74W TO 
15N80W TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 15N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. LITTLE CHANGE 
ELSEWHERE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N63W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 31N40W 
TO 31N50W TO 28N54W TO 27N56W TO 27N50W TO 31N38W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 31N50W TO 28N54W TO 27N56W TO 
26N66W TO 31N74W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 
25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 24N60W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N76W. WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N45W TO 27N47W TO 
28N40W TO 31N36W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 36W AND 45W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N55W TO 31N72W TO 25N70W TO 22N50W TO 31N35W WINDS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 12 
TO 20 FT N OF 26N...HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 47W AND 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 
23N50W TO 21N75W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N53W TO 31N64W TO 22N65W TO 
17N40W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 19 FT N OF 24N E OF 54W.

.ATLC WITHIN 09N39W TO 09N54W TO 08N54W TO 07N52W TO 07N39W TO 
09N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N71W TO 23N72W TO 22N74W TO 
21N73W TO 22N72W TO 21N72W TO 22N71W...INCLUDING ATLC 
EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.