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FZNT02 KNHC 280913
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED FEB 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR  1.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 74.5W AND 75.5W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 13N77W TO 
11N79W TO 09N76W TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W TO 10N78W TO
10N76W TO 12N74W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N78W TO 13N77W TO 13N78W
TO 10N79W TO 09N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 
11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N73W TO
13N78W TO 11N78W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N71W TO 14N73W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N78W TO 
14N75W TO 14N76W TO 13N79W TO 11N80W TO 10N76W TO 11N78W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N73W TO 14N74W TO 14N77W TO 11N78W TO
10N77W TO 12N74W TO 14N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N73W TO 14N74W TO 
15N76W TO 13N79W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 13N73W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N72W TO 14N74W TO 13N78W 
TO 10N76W TO 14N71W TO 18N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N73W TO 16N78W
TO 13N80W TO 10N81W TO 09N78W TO 10N76W TO 16N73W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N40W TO 28N48W TO 24N49W TO 20N47W TO
21N37W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N40W TO 28N40W TO 26N43W TO
26N39W TO 25N36W TO 29N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N44W TO 31N56W TO
20N52W TO 18N41W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 26N47W TO 16N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N60W TO 25N61W TO 26N63W TO 22N70W TO 20N67W TO
23N64W TO 24N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N80W TO
30.5N79.5W TO 31N79W S TO SW 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76.5W TO 31N80.5W TO 30.5N80.5W TO 
30.5N78.5W TO 30.5N77W TO 31N76.5W N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N79W TO 30.5N79.5W TO 30N80.5W TO 
29.5N80W TO 29.5N79W TO 30N79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N80W TO 29N80W TO 
29N75W TO 31N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.

.ATLC 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 22N73W TO 21N73W TO 
21N74W TO 20N73W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. WITHIN 23N72W TO 21N71W TO 21N70W TO 20N69W TO 21N68W TO
23N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N73W TO 21N74W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO
19N75W TO 20N73W TO 21N73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N76W TO 19N75W TO
20N73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N71W TO 18N71W TO 17N73W TO
17N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF GALE WINDS 
DESCRIBED OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N93W TO 28N96W TO
28N97W TO 27N97W TO 28N95W TO 29N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N88W TO 30N89W TO 29N92W TO 29N95W TO
27N96W TO 27N93W TO 29N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.39 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.