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FZNT02 KNHC 230405
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N79W TO 31N79W TO 30N79W TO 29N80W TO 29N78W TO 30N79W
SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 24N81W TO 23N79W TO 27N77W 
TO 26N74W TO 31N73W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW. 
WITHIN 26N61W TO 29N72W TO 25N73W TO 23N77W TO 20N74W TO 23N61W 
TO 26N61W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N53W TO 31N53W 
TO 26N62W TO 29N74W TO 21N71W TO 21N64W TO 27N53W. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N74W TO 29N75W TO 28N72W TO
27N69W TO 31N68W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N75W TO 27N76W TO 25N72W TO 
25N64W TO 31N62W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E 
TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 26N75W TO 27N77W TO 25N79W TO 23N80W TO 
22N77W TO 24N77W TO 26N75W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N64W TO 27N64W TO 31N80W TO 24N74W TO 
21N56W TO 31N49W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N60W TO 31N61W TO 31N65W TO 29N65W TO
26N67W TO 27N62W TO 29N60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N79W TO 30N79W TO 26N80W TO
27N76W TO 29N75W TO 31N72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N52W TO 
31N81W TO 23N71W TO 26N53W TO 19N39W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 26N83W TO 25N84W TO 24N85W TO 24N84W TO 24N83W TO 25N83W
TO 26N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N82W TO 26N83W TO 25N85W TO 
25N86W TO 24N86W TO 23N84W TO 25N82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 29N84W TO 29N85W TO 28N86W TO 27N86W TO
26N85W TO 27N84W TO 29N84W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN
S TO SE SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N86W TO 30N88W TO 24N87W TO 23N84W TO
24N81W TO 26N84W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N88W TO 29N87W TO 26N90W TO 25N90W TO 23N87W TO 23N86W 
TO 26N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N95W TO 28N96W TO 28N97W TO 22N97W TO
20N96W TO 23N96W TO 28N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N PORTIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N42W TO 21N43W TO 15N35W TO 28N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 24N38W TO 25N42W TO 21N41W TO
19N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF SWELL 
DESCRIBED IN ATLC GALE WARNING. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 12N73W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 12N73W
TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N85W TO 17N85W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W
TO 17N84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N86W TO 22N87W TO
21N87W TO 20N86W TO 20N85W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 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.