000
FZNT02 KNHC 080414
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI NOV 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI NOV 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT NOV  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.6N 87.1W 965 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV 08
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS
110 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 180 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...75 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N85W TO 27N89W TO 25N89W TO 23N86W TO 24N80W 
TO 28N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N83W TO 29N86W TO 
29N89W TO 26N90W TO 23N89W TO 24N84W TO 27N83W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.8N 89.9W. 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 N SEMICIRCLE AND
120 NM IN S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N88W TO 29N92W TO 27N91W TO 25N92W TO 23N89W TO 25N86W TO 
29N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 27N85W TO 30N88W TO 28N95W TO 22N94W TO 22N91W TO 24N86W 
TO 27N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.2N 91.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N90W TO 27N91W TO 26N92W TO 26N93W TO 24N92W 
TO 25N90W TO 26N90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N88W TO 29N88W TO 29N93W TO 27N97W TO 
23N97W TO 23N92W TO 27N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 24N61W TO 23N61W TO 24N68W TO 21N69W TO 21N65W TO
23N46W TO 24N61W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 25N46W TO 28N62W TO 25N73W TO 19N69W TO 18N60W TO 
25N46W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N71W TO 23N72W TO 23N71W TO 24N71W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N65W
TO 26N70W TO 24N74W TO 22N73W TO 21N70W TO 24N67W TO 
26N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N73W TO 28N79W TO 27N77W TO 23N77W TO
23N75W TO 25N70W TO 28N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N45W TO 23N45W TO 21N40W TO 21N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC WITHIN 19N44W TO 20N49W TO 18N60W TO 12N59W TO 15N43W TO
19N44W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N37W TO 18N48W TO 18N61W TO 14N49W TO
08N43W TO 08N38W TO 14N37W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N37W TO 15N45W TO 16N53W TO 07N49W TO
07N35W TO 12N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N79W TO 29N71W TO
29N60W TO 31N49W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.