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FZNT02 KNHC 311606
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU OCT 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU OCT 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N36W TO 22N44W THEN STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 15N61W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 
A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 22N45W TO 18N55W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT
N OF 24N AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT FROM 22N TO 24N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N40W THEN 
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 16N57W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 38W AND 
45W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 47W AND A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 18N47W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 20N41W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 17N52W. N OF 30N E OF 39W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE
LITTLE CHANGE. 

.ATLC N OF 20N AND W OF 55W...INCLUDING THE APPROACHES TO THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E 
OF THE BAHAMAS AND ALSO N OF 27N W OF 78W...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT 
FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT W OF 
THE BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 20N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W AND 
FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 61W AND 71W....INCLUDING CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 28N W OF 47W...INCLUDING THE 
APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT E 25 TO 30 KT FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 57W AND 66W. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND ALSO N OF 27N W OF 
78W...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. FROM 16N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 47W AND 61W AND FROM 17N TO 18N BETWEEN 61W AND 
71W...INCLUDING CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND WATERS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 
63W AND 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W
...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND WATERS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 22N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 
10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 86W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 83W AND 87W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.