000
FZNT02 KNHC 180417
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 27N85W 1008 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N90W TO 
20N97W. WITHIN 25N96W TO 25N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N97W TO 21N96W 
TO 22N96W TO 25N96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N86W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 24N92W 
TO 27N84W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N87W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 21N89W AND STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 26N82W. WITHIN 
25N90W TO 25N91W TO 24N91W TO 23N90W TO 24N89W TO 25N90W N WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W 
TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N84W TO 29N88W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N96W 
TO 27N84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N82W 1010 WITH COLD FRONT TO 
21N88W. WITHIN 24N84W TO 26N84W TO 26N86W TO 24N87W TO 22N87W TO 
23N86W TO 24N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 26N89W TO 24N92W TO 22N91W TO 
22N89W TO 24N88W TO 26N89W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N83W TO 27N90W TO 25N95W TO 21N97W
TO 18N95W TO 23N84W TO 26N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST 
OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND FRONT TO MOVE E OF GULF. WITHIN 23N85W
TO 24N88W TO 23N92W TO 19N94W TO 18N93W TO 20N85W TO 
23N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECYAING N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N60.5W TO 31N69W TO 30.5N67.5W TO 30.5N63.5W TO
31N60.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N63W TO 25N57W TO 17N61W TO 07N50W TO
09N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 23N50W TO 12N59W TO
07N59W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 18N57W TO 06N55W TO 07N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N62W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 27N78W 1010 AND TO 27N80W. WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N76W TO 
29N75W TO 29N73W TO 30N71W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 29N74W AND 
WARM TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N78W 1008 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW 
TO 27N80W. WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N81W TO 28N81W TO 28N73W TO 29N70W 
TO 31N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N72W 
1013 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 22N78W. WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N79W 
TO 27N80W TO 29N64W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 28N TO 31N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N70W TO 14N76W TO 12N76W TO 13N70W TO 11N67W
TO 12N64W TO 15N70W...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. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N67W TO 16N78W TO 13N81W TO 
10N79W TO 12N73W TO 11N65W TO 15N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS S 
8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N66W TO 15N71W TO 15N74W TO 12N75W TO
12N70W TO 11N67W TO 13N66W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N71W TO 17N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N73W TO 11N66W 
TO 14N66W TO 17N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70.5W TO 12.5N71W TO 11.5N71W TO 
11.5N70W TO 12N70.5W TO 13N70.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.