000
FZNT02 KNHC 170412
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N65W TO 
17N74W TO 15N79W TO 10N81W TO 12N74W TO 11N67W TO 
13N65W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N71W TO 15N74W TO 12N77W TO 11N69W TO 
11N65W TO 12N64W TO 16N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N73W TO 
17N78W TO 14N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N76W TO 13N77W TO 16N73W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N64W TO 15N73W TO 13N77W TO 12N73W TO 
11N70W TO 11N66W TO 12N64W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN 
GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N67W TO 15N71W TO 13N73W TO 12N73W TO 
11N70W TO 10N65W TO 13N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 16N67W TO 18N73W TO 15N78W TO 12N77W TO 14N72W TO 13N66W 
TO 16N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 27N90W 1011 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N86W TO 25N97W. WITHIN 29N92W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 
25N97W TO 25N96W TO 27N93W TO 29N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N89W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 30N84W TO 22N98W. WITHIN 24N97W TO 25N97W TO 25N98W TO 
23N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W TO 24N97W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N90W TO 30N94W TO 29N97W TO 25N97W 
TO 24N96W TO 26N91W TO 29N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N88W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
FROM 27N82W TO 23N94W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 24N96W TO 24N98W TO 
21N97W TO 21N96W TO 24N96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N85W TO 30N94W TO 26N97W TO 20N97W TO 
25N92W TO 27N84W TO 30N85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT W OF 89W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 21N88W. WITHIN 
27N83W TO 26N88W TO 21N91W TO 21N87W TO 24N85W TO 23N82 TO 
27N83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 24N83W TO 27N87W TO 26N94W TO 22N97W TO 18N95W TO 21N89W 
TO 24N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 26N43W TO 23N54W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 31N65W TO 21N70W TO 18N50W TO 20N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
...EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 24N E OF 57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT N OF 25N E OF 42W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 22N49W TO 10N59W TO 
07N55W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 
31N64W TO 31N78W TO 29N74W TO 30N67W TO 31N64W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W. WITHIN 
31N59W TO 31N70W TO 30N70W TO 30N61W TO 31N59W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N80W. WITHIN 
31N67W TO 30N81W TO 29N81W TO 29N73W TO 30N68W TO 31N67W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 30N65W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 29N74W AND WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR   
27N78W 1012 MB. COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 23N81W. WITHIN
31N66W TO 31N75W TO 29N81W TO 28N80W TO 29N75W TO 30N70W
TO 31N66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 16N86W TO 
16N85W TO 17N85W E TO SE 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.