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FZNT02 KNHC 050854
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE NOV 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED NOV  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV  7.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 17.0N 78.0W 993 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV
05 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N74W TO 19N76W TO 17N79W TO 14N78W TO 14N75W 
TO 16N74W TO 18N74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 
20N77W TO 20N79W TO 19N79W TO 19N77W TO 18N76W TO 19N75W TO 
20N77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 20.3N 80.8W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N77W TO 22N79W TO 22N81W TO 21N83W TO 17N82W 
TO 16N78W TO 20N77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 23.9N 84.0W. 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 
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N80W TO 27N83W TO 26N86W TO 23N86W TO 24N80W 
TO 25N80W 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 23N75W TO 23N62W TO 28N50W TO
31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FROM 25N TO 30N BETWEEN 70W AND
77W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N43W TO 26N62W TO 29N80W TO 25N77W TO
21N61W TO 21N56W TO 25N43W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W 
TO 31N81W TO 23N75W TO 20N55W TO 27N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N50W TO 26N57W TO 25N62W TO 21N65W TO
20N63W TO 22N51W TO 24N50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. WITHIN 29N78W TO 30N80W TO 28N81W TO 26N80W TO 25N77W TO 
27N77W TO 29N78W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N64W TO 
30N81W TO 19N69W TO 18N55W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 10N35W TO 12N40W TO 12N42W TO 09N41W TO 08N39W TO
08N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N82W TO 25N83W TO
23N83W TO 23N80W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N82W TO 24N83W TO 23N83W TO
23N80W TO 23N79W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. 

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 27N93W TO 30N90W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO
22N98W TO 22N95W TO 27N93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.