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FZNT02 KNHC 051609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE NOV 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED NOV  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU NOV  7.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 17.8N 78.6W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV
05 MOVING NW OR 320 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 0
NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N77W TO 18N78W TO 19N79W TO 
18N79W TO 17N78W TO 17N77W TO 19N77W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 19.4N 79.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 21.3N 81.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 O NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N78W TO 21N80W 
TO 22N82W TO 21N84W TO 20N82W TO 18N78W TO 21N78W...INCLUDING 
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.4N 84.3W. 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 N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 105 NM SW QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N80W TO 28N85W TO 25N88W 
TO 23N88W TO 22N85W TO 24N81W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 31N82W TO 23N74W TO 22N52W TO 27N49W TO
31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N82W TO 23N76W TO 18N60W 
TO 26N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N50W TO 29N59W TO 27N77W TO 18N69W 
TO 18N52W TO 27N50W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 31N35W 
TO 31N42W TO 27N49W TO 18N50W TO 20N46W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 12N35W TO 13N43W TO 12N45W TO 07N43W TO 07N35W TO
12N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N80W TO 26N82W TO 25N83W TO 24N84W TO 
23N83W TO 24N81W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N81W TO 24N84W TO 23N83W TO 23N81W TO
25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH HURRICANE RAFAEL.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N94W TO 29N96W TO 27N97W TO 24N97W TO
24N96W TO 26N94W TO 29N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.12 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 RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.