000
FZNT02 KNHC 160412
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N71W TO 14N80W 
TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 12N74W TO 10N65W TO 15N71W...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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N67W TO 16N72W TO 15N78W TO 10N80W TO 
11N74W TO 11N68W TO 13N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 
LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 13N65W TO 17N73W TO 14N80W TO 10N80W TO 12N74W TO 10N66W 
TO 13N65W...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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N67W TO 15N74W TO 12N77W TO 12N74W TO 
11N71W TO 11N66W TO 14N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
GULF OF VENEZUELA. 

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N94W 1011 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N86W TO 27N92W THEN WARM FRONT TO THE LOW. COLD FRONT FROM THE 
LOW TO 23N98W. WITHIN 28N91W TO 29N93W TO 29N97W TO 28N97W TO 
25N97W TO 27N92W TO 28N91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N91W 1011 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N83W TO 27N91W THEN WARM FRONT TO THE LOW. COLD FRONT FROM THE 
LOW TO 21N97W. WITHIN 30N88W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 21N98W TO 
25N94W TO 27N88W TO 30N88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N90W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 27N83W TO 26N88W THEN WARM FRONT TO THE LOW. COLD FRONT 
FROM THE LOW TO 22N93W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 24N94W TO 26N90W TO 
24N96W TO 23N98W TO 22N98W TO 21N97W TO 24N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
28N83W TO 30N87W TO 30N95W TO 27N97W TO 19N95W TO 25N89W TO 
28N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 23N57W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 
21N73W. WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N42W TO 28N46W TO 27N43W TO 31N37W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N55W TO 31N62W TO 28N53W 
TO 29N47W TO 31N42W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 31N71W TO 
25N70W TO 22N50W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 
23N50W TO 21N72W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N64W TO 21N66W TO 20N50W TO 
19N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NW TO N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 24N E OF 55W.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 
31N70W TO 17N60W TO 07N50W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL N OF 26N E OF 41W.  

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W. WITHIN 
31N64W TO 31N77W TO 30N76W TO 29N70W TO 29N67W TO 31N64W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT 
N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 
31N61W TO 31N66W TO 31N69W TO 30N68W TO 30N65W TO 31N61W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N74W 
TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N85W TO 17N86.5W TO 
16N86.5W TO 16N85.5W TO 16N85W TO 16.5N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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.