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FZNT02 KNHC 161553
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N67W TO 16N73W TO 15N78W TO 10N78W TO 11N73W TO 11N67W
TO 13N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 11.5N75W TO 
11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11N74W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N64W TO 17N74W TO 14N80W
TO 10N81W TO 12N74W TO 10N65W TO 13N64W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N67W TO 16N78W TO 12N79W TO 10N76W TO
12N73W TO 10N65W TO 14N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N68W TO 17N76W TO 13N78W TO 10N65W TO
13N65W TO 17N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N93W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N85W TO 24N98W. WITHIN 29N92W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 
26N97W TO 26N95W TO 27N92W TO 29N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N90W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 27N82W TO 21N97W. WITHIN 24N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 
22N97W TO 24N97W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N86W TO 31N88W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W 
TO 26N88W TO 28N86W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N87W WITH COLD FRONT FROM 
25N81W TO 19N92W. WITHIN 20N95W TO 21N95W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 
19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N83W TO 28N85W TO 26N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N95W TO 
26N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 21N94W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 22N57W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N73W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N62W TO 25N57W TO 24N48W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 25N35W TO 25N56W TO 31N70W TO 22N68W TO 20N44W TO 25N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W
TO 25N47W TO 22N39W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 24N35W TO 31N49W TO 31N64W 
TO 20N63W TO 08N42W 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N54W TO 22N51W TO 16N58W TO
06N55W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N70W TO 
31N79.5W TO 30.5N78.5W TO 30N71.5W TO 31N70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N74W TO 30N66W TO 29N63W TO 29N57W TO 31N56W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN W TO NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N85W TO 17N85.5W TO
17N86W TO 16.5N86.5W TO 16N86.5W TO 16N85W TO 16.5N85W E TO SE
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.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.