042 
FZNT02 KNHC 060300
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED NOV 6 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED NOV 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV  8.

.WARNINGS.

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

.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 19.7N 80.4W 985 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 06
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 11 KT. 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 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND
60 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N76W 
TO 22N79W TO 22N80W TO 20N81W TO 17N80W TO 18N75W TO 20N76W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 18N76W TO 18N77W TO 16N77W 
TO 15N77W TO 16N76W TO 17N75W TO 18N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL ON THE N CUBA COAST NEAR 
23.0N 83.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT 
AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N82W TO 27N84W TO 24N85W TO 21N85W TO 
21N83W TO 23N80W TO 27N82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.8N 85.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT GREATER WITHIN 180 
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N84W TO 28N87W TO 26N88W TO 24N86W TO 24N85W 
TO 26N83W TO 28N84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA
WITHIN 27N83W TO 30N86W TO 28N90W TO 23N89W TO 22N87W TO 24N84W 
TO 27N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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 25N47W TO 31N79W TO 28N80W TO 22N70W TO 20N58W TO
25N47W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N81W TO 22N72W
TO 21N57W TO 25N57W TO 24N49W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N40W TO 26N56W TO 28N63W TO 25N69W TO
19N62W TO 21N57W TO 24N40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N53W TO 31N81W TO 19N68W TO 
18N60W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N60W TO 25N66W TO 24N68W TO 20N68W TO
20N64W TO 23N58W TO 25N60W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N35W TO 28N62W TO 21N72W TO 19N62W TO 12N49W 
TO 19N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 11N37W TO 11N45W TO 10N46W TO 07N42W TO 08N37W TO
11N37W 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.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 29N95W TO 29N97W TO 27N97W TO 26N97W TO
25N98W TO 25N96W TO 29N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. 
.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.