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FZNT02 KNHC 082100
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI NOV 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.6N 89.7W 967 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 08
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS
105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 225 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N87W TO 28N90W TO
26N91W TO 23N91W TO 23N88W TO 25N86W TO 28N87W WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N85W
TO 30N89W TO 28N95W TO 23N93W TO 22N91W TO 24N85W TO 27N85W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.2N 91.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N88W TO 28N91W TO 26N93W TO 24N93W TO 24N90W 
TO 25N88W TO 26N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N89W TO 29N93W TO 27N97W TO 
24N97W TO 22N92W TO 26N87W TO 29N89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.6N 92.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75
NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 15 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N91W TO 26N92W TO 27N93W TO 
25N93W TO 25N92W TO 25N91W TO 27N91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N89W TO 29N93W TO 
26N96W TO 25N95W TO 25N90W TO 27N88W TO 29N89W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE 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 26N65W TO 24N72W TO 23N73W TO 20N69W TO 21N64W TO
26N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 18N48W TO 17N61W TO 12N58W TO 
14N50W TO 10N43W TO 13N41W TO 18N48W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED E AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N71W TO 26N71W TO 25N72W TO 24N73W TO
23N73W TO 25N71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N71W TO 26N71W TO 25N74W TO 24N74W TO 
23N74W TO 23N73W TO 25N71W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 13N42W TO 16N51W TO 
08N51W TO 07N49W TO 07N39W TO 08N35W TO 13N42W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N38W TO 13N45W TO 12N48W TO 08N51W TO
07N44W TO 07N35W TO 10N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA 
OF WINDS AND SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC 27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N77W TO 30N76W TO
30N73W TO 30N75W TO 31N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. WITHIN 31N55.5W TO 31N61.5W TO 31N64W TO 30.5N64.5W TO 
30.5N64W TO 31N55.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N72W TO 27N75W TO 25N76W TO 24N71W TO
25N71W TO 25N66W TO 27N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 31N37W TO 
30N44W TO 31N58W TO 25N53W TO 29N48W TO 29N43W TO 31N37W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
30N41W TO 31N58W TO 31N81W TO 24N76W TO 23N67W TO 28N44W TO 
30N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.