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FZNT02 KNHC 200333
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N71W TO 23N79W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT TO 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 
A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 28N55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 
30N57W 1016 MB AND CONTINUES TO 26N64W TO 20N75W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N59W TO 25N67W TO 29N67W TO 31N64W TO 31N52W TO 
28N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK LOW PRES TO MOVE N OF AREA WITH TRAILING 
COLD FRONT TO 31N55W TO 25N62W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N74W.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN DECAYING W TO NW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 22N E OF 43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N46W TO 13N45W TO 
08N49W TO 09N35W TO 24N35W TO 19N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 25N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 27N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 39W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 28N E OF 45W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 64W AND 
68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT LESS
THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...AND FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 
64W AND 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 92W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.