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FZNT02 KNHC 090408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT NOV 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT NOV 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 24.8N 89.9W 989 MB AT 0300 UTC NOV
09 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT
GUSTS 75 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 240 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...180 
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N86W TO 29N88W TO 29N92W TO 27N91W TO 24N92W 
TO 23N89W TO 27N86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N85W TO 30N89W TO 28N95W TO 22N94W TO 
22N91W TO 24N86W TO 27N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.3N 91.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...45 NM
SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N88W TO 29N91W TO 26N94W TO 
24N93W TO 24N91W TO 25N88W TO 29N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N87W TO 29N88W TO 29N93W TO 
27N97W TO 23N96W TO 23N92W TO 27N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.1N 91.8W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. PEAK SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 26N92W TO 26N93W TO 25N93W TO 24N93W TO 24N92W TO 25N91W 
TO 26N92W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 28N90W TO 28N91W TO 28N93W TO 26N95W TO 26N92W TO 26N91W 
TO 28N90W 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 19N47W TO 19N63W TO 14N60W TO 14N53W TO 07N43W TO 
12N37W TO 19N47W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES 
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N35W TO 14N42W TO 17N53W TO 10N53W TO
07N50W TO 07N35W TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N40W TO 14N46W TO 13N50W TO 08N51W TO
07N49W TO 07N35W TO 12N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N79W TO 
29N76W TO 28N74W TO 29N72W TO 29N73W TO 31N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N71W TO 
30N66W TO 30N61W TO 31N58W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 26N75W TO 23N71W TO
22N60W TO 24N50W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N39W
TO 31N79W TO 23N74W TO 22N66W TO 24N53W TO 30N39W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N69W TO 24N71W TO 23N71W TO 23N70W TO 25N69W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N65W
TO 26N69W TO 25N74W TO 21N71W TO 22N66W TO 25N65W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N69W TO 27N72W TO 27N76W TO 25N76W TO
23N75W TO 24N72W TO 26N69W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH ATLC COLD FRONT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.