000
FZNT02 KNHC 232040
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 31N73.5W TO 31N75.5W 
TO 30.5N75W TO 30.5N74W TO 30.5N73.5W TO 31N73.5W S WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N80W 
TO 23N80W TO 21N58W TO 31N49W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 
31N79W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 29N81W TO 29N80W TO 31N79W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 21N75W. WITHIN 
31N64W TO 31N65W TO 30N65W TO 30N64W TO 31N64W SE TO S WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 30N65W 
TO 31N67W TO 25N70W TO 24N66W TO 26N63W TO 31N61W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W 
TO 28N78W TO 31N72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N48W TO 
29N61W TO 31N60W TO 28N76W TO 22N68W TO 27N60W TO 30N48W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 20N71W. WITHIN 
31N60W TO 31N63W TO 29N66W TO 26N68W TO 27N62W TO 29N59W TO 
31N60W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N60W TO 31N54W TO 30N70W TO 27N77W TO 23N69W TO 25N61W
TO 29N60W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N81W 
TO 26N80W TO 31N69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 19N68W. WITHIN 
31N53W TO 31N63W TO 27N61W TO 26N59W TO 27N56W TO 31N53W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 31N67W TO 
31N73W TO 29N70W TO 29N69W TO 30N68W TO 31N67W NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N63W TO 29N70W
TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 24N75W TO 25N61W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 26N35W TO 27N41W TO 23N41W TO 20N39W TO 19N35W TO
26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 18N44W TO 17N39W TO
19N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 27N55W TO 19N49W TO
20N35W TO 31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N86W TO 21N87W TO
20N86W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 30N88W TO 28N90W TO 27N92W TO 25N90W TO
25N86W TO 30N88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN
24N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N82W TO 24N82W TO 23N82W TO 23N81W TO
24N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N94W TO 28N94W TO 28N96W TO 27N97W TO
23N98W TO 24N97W TO 27N94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N94W 
TO 28N95W TO 19N95W TO 21N87W TO 25N84W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.