000
FZNT02 KNHC 220410
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 18N68W. WITHIN 31N65W TO 31N75W TO 
29N77W TO 25N76W TO 25N69W TO 31N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N70W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N81W 
TO 29N81W TO 25N80W TO 27N77W TO 31N75W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 18N64W. WITHIN 
30N57W TO 30N58W TO 30N59W TO 29N60W TO 28N59W TO 29N58W TO 
30N57W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N68W TO 25N62W TO 21N61W TO 24N57W TO 25N51W 
TO 31N52W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N35W TO 24N57W TO 31N80W TO 
26N78W TO 16N51W TO 13N35W TO 24N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 18N63W. LITTLE 
CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 18N62W. WITHIN 
31N50W TO 31N62W TO 26N58W TO 25N54W TO 27N51W TO 31N50W S WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
26N35W TO 24N48W TO 30N77W TO 26N77W TO 22N62W TO 09N35W TO 
26N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 20N58W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N63W TO 16N48W TO 07N45W TO 09N35W TO 31N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80.5W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W 
TO 31N78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N77.5W TO 
31N79.5W TO 30.5N79W TO 30.5N78W TO 31N77.5W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W
TO 27N77W TO 31N70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W. WITHIN 
31N76W TO 31N79W TO 30N79W TO 30N78W TO 30N77W TO 31N76W SW TO W 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N67W TO 
31N81W TO 27N80W TO 27N74W TO 29N72W TO 31N67W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 31N76W. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 26N35W TO 23N51W TO 18N51W TO 15N47W TO 13N35W TO
26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

.CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 18N69W TO 09N81W. 
WITHIN 15N78W TO 20N73W TO 21N78W TO 14N83W TO 09N82W TO 10N79W 
TO 15N78W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND WITHIN 60 NM 
OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N96W TO 26N97W TO 25N97W TO 23N98W TO
23N97W TO 24N96W TO 25N96W SE TO S 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.