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FZNT02 KNHC 161747 CCA
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE APR 16 2024

CORRECTED GULF OF MEXICO PARAGRAPH

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 31N62W TO 20N74W. WITHIN 21N64W TO 22N64W TO
22N65W TO 21N65W TO 21N64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT
IN E SWELL. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 24N70W TO 18N59W TO 06N50W
TO 09N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N60W TO 24N65W TO 19N67W. WITHIN
18N35W TO 24N47W TO 24N60W TO 07N50W TO 11N35W TO 18N35W...
INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N57W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR
25N56W 1011 MB AND TROUGH TO 19N65W. WITHIN 11N48W TO 13N51W TO
11N52W TO 07N50W TO 07N45W TO 11N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN DECAYING N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N73W TO 21N74W TO
20N75W TO 18N75W TO 19N73W TO 21N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N78W TO 21N79W TO 20N80W TO 19N80W TO
19N79W TO 20N78W TO 21N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 18N75W TO
19N74W TO 19N73W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 10N76W
TO 11N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 20N91W TO 20N92W TO 20N93W TO 20N94W TO
19N93W TO 19N92W TO 20N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE... SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N87W TO 23N94W TO 22N97W TO 20N96W TO
19N93W TO 22N87W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N92W TO 21N93W TO 21N94W TO 20N94W TO
19N92W TO 20N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N92W TO 20N93W TO 19N93W TO 19N92W TO
20N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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.