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FZNT02 KNHC 231453
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N76.5W
TO 30.5N76W TO 30N75.5W TO 30.5N74.5W TO 31N74W SE TO S WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N81W
TO 24N78W TO 20N68W TO 20N58W TO 31N49W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE FROM 24N TO 27N AND W OF 79W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 21N77W. WITHIN
31N66W TO 31N69W TO 29N68W TO 29N67W TO 30N66W TO 31N66W
SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N60W TO 29N70W TO 24N74W TO 21N71W TO 22N61W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN
31N73W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 29N78W TO 31N73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
31N69W TO 31N72W TO 29N77W TO 25N74W TO 28N71W TO 31N69W AND WITHIN
31N45W TO 31N59W TO 26N60W TO 25N57W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 20N71W. WITHIN 31N60W
TO 29N64W TO 31N66W TO 26N68W TO 26N63W TO 29N59W TO 31N60W S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N79W TO 28N80W TO
26N80W TO 28N75W TO 28N73W TO 31N70W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N63W TO 27N77W TO 26N72W TO 22N70W TO 25N61W TO
31N54W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 31N55W
TO 31N64W TO 27N63W TO 25N60W TO 26N56W TO 31N55W SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N75W TO 29N74W TO
28N70W TO 30N68W TO 31N67W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N81W TO 25N80W TO 24N73W TO
26N69W TO 24N63W TO 31N64W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N
AND W OF 66W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 27N35W TO 27N40W TO 21N46W TO 16N41W TO 16N35W TO
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N45W TO 29N46W TO 28N46W TO
28N44W TO 29N43W TO 31N42W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N42W TO 27N45W TO 20N45W TO 17N35W
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N54W TO 27N54W TO 18N47W TO
20N35W TO 31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N74W TO 14N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W
TO 11N74W TO 13N74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N86W TO 21N87W TO 20N87W TO
20N86W TO 21N85W TO 22N86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW
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.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 30N89W TO 29N93W TO 26N95W TO 25N94W TO
26N91W TO 28N88W TO 30N89W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N84W TO 27N85W TO 26N86W TO 25N85W TO
23N84W TO 24N82W TO 27N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 30N84W TO 28N97W
TO 24N98W TO 22N95W TO 19N94W TO 25N84W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.


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