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FZNT02 KNHC 151543
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 14N69W TO 15N72W TO 12N77W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N69W
TO 14N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N77W TO 14N75W TO 14N78W 
TO 12N79W TO 10N79W TO 10N77W TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 
11.5N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N65W TO 15N71W TO 15N79W
TO 10N80W TO 12N74W TO 10N65W TO 13N65W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N72W TO 14N79W TO 10N80W TO 12N73W TO
10N66W TO 18N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO
11N73W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N64W TO 17N73W TO 15N80W TO 10N81W TO 12N73W 
TO 10N64W TO 13N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N70W
TO 26N50W TO 31N37W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N75W TO 26N73W TO 24N62W TO 25N52W TO
26N49W TO 31N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 19N65W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N63W TO 26N59W TO 24N48W TO 28N36W TO 31N35W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
29N35W TO 31N68W TO 22N68W TO 21N53W TO 20N48W TO 24N35W TO 
29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W
TO 21N46W TO 21N42W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N45W TO 31N49W 
TO 31N68W TO 19N64W TO 10N35W TO 24N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO
20N75W TO 19N75W TO 19N74W TO 19N73W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N85W TO 16.5N86.5W TO
16N86.5W TO 16N85W TO 16.5N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N94W 1011 MB
WITH COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W. WITHIN 29N93W TO 28N95W 
TO 28N96W TO 27N96W TO 27N95W TO 27N94W TO 29N93W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N93W WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
31N86W TO 24N98W. WITHIN 28N91W TO 29N94W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 
26N95W TO 27N91W TO 28N91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.