052 
FZNT02 KNHC 052120
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE NOV 5 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE NOV 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV  7.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 19.1N 79.6W 989 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV
05 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
20 FT. ELSEWHRERE WITHIN 19N75W TO 19N77W TO 21N77W TO 20N81W TO
18N80W TO 15N76W TO 19N75W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND 
JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 20.5N 80.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 22.5N 82.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
90 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND
75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N80W TO
26N81W TO 26N83W TO 24N84W TO 24N80W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N79W TO 21N85W TO 20N84W TO 20N82W TO 
19N80W TO 19N79W TO 22N79W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 25.0N 85.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 135 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 105 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 27N83W TO 28N85W TO 27N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N86W TO 24N82W 
TO 27N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N81W TO 22N74W TO 22N52W TO 27N47W TO
31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N67W TO 31N82W TO 25N80W 
TO 18N59W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N54W TO 28N61W TO 26N71W TO 21N72W 
TO 18N68W TO 20N55W TO 24N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 24N44W TO 25N53W TO 21N54W TO 22N41W TO 22N35W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 11N35W TO 11N40W TO 11N45W TO 09N45W TO 07N41W TO
07N35W TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N80W TO 25N82W TO 25N83W TO 24N83W TO
24N81W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH RAFAEL. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.