249 
FZNT02 KNHC 072120
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU NOV 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI NOV  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV  9.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.7N 86.2W 968 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 07
MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 135 NM NE
QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N82W TO 28N84W
TO 27N88W TO 24N89W TO 23N88W TO 24N82W TO 26N82W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.7N 89.2W. 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 105 NM NE QUADRANT...90
NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N85W TO 30N89W TO 28N95W TO 23N94W TO 22N92W 
TO 23N85W TO 28N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 25.0N 91.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N90W 
TO 27N90W TO 27N91W TO 25N93W TO 24N93W TO 24N90W TO 26N90W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N87W 
TO 29N90W TO 27N97W TO 21N96W TO 20N93W TO 27N87W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...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 26N45W TO 28N59W TO 26N69W TO 22N72W TO 18N68W TO
16N48W TO 26N45W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W
TO 26N44W TO 22N43W TO 21N41W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N63W TO 26N68W TO 24N73W TO 20N72W TO
20N68W TO 22N64W TO 25N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 25N52W TO 25N55W TO 
24N58W TO 23N57W TO 23N54W TO 23N52W TO 25N52W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 15N42W TO 18N48W TO 18N61W TO 
14N59W TO 14N50W TO 11N41W TO 15N42W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N73W TO 25N75W TO 24N75W TO 23N75W 
TO 23N73W TO 24N72W TO 26N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 11N37W TO 
15N45W TO 15N52W TO 07N48W TO 07N37W TO 11N37W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N76W TO
19N76W TO 19N75W TO 19N74W TO 20N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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.