000 FZNT02 KNHC 062206 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC WED NOV 06 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED NOV 06. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU NOV 07. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV 08. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE RAFAEL JUST INLAND CUBA NEAR 22.6N 82.7W 956 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 06 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 330 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W AND FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.1N 85.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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 OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.2N 89.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER... ...EXCEPT 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 22N TO 30N BETWEEN 84W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 24N AND IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 24N. 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 COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 23N50W TO 21N70W. WITHIN 360 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 57W AND 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW AND N OF FRONT TO 30N...E OF THE BAHAMAS TO 61W AND N OF THE BAHAMAS W OF 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 78W AND LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT TO 18N BETWEEN 50W AND 71W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...AND SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 24N35W TO 21N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO 21N51W TO 19N63W. FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 60W AND 63W AND FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 63W AND 70W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N70W 1010 MB. WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 67W AND THE BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FROM 11N TO 25N E OF 67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 20N71W 1010 MB. LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.