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FZNT02 KNHC 071609
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU NOV 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 NOV 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV  9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.5N 85.2W 971 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 07
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N83W TO 27N86W TO 26N88W 
TO 23N87W TO 22N86W TO 24N80W TO 28N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.6N 88.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 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 210 NM NE QUADRANT...90
NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 165 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N83W TO 30N87W TO 27N93W TO 24N93W TO 22N88W 
TO 24N84W TO 27N83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.7N 91.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND
150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N87W 
TO 28N91W TO 26N93W TO 23N92W TO 23N90W TO 25N88W TO 28N87W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N85W 
TO 30N87W TO 29N94W TO 27N97W TO 21N94W TO 24N87W TO 27N85W 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 AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N69W TO 24N76W TO 18N69W
TO 17N51W TO 22N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N59W TO 28N65W TO 25N73W TO 21N71W 
TO 20N65W TO 21N61W TO 25N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 23N41W TO 26N53W TO 
25N59W TO 21N58W TO 22N50W TO 20N37W TO 23N41W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 27N35W TO 26N37W TO 
24N38W TO 24N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. WITHIN 16N41W TO 20N48W TO 18N60W TO 13N58W TO 14N49W TO 
12N40W TO 16N41W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N37W TO 16N45W TO 15N50W TO 11N50W 
TO 07N46W TO 08N36W TO 11N37W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. WITHIN 26N71W TO 26N73W TO 24N75W TO 23N75W TO 22N73W TO 
24N72W TO 26N71W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N69W TO 18N70W TO 18N71W TO
17N71W TO 16N69W TO 17N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.18 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.