191
FZNT02 KNHC 081523
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.5N 88.8W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC NOV 08
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
115 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 270 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 27N85W TO 29N88W TO 29N90W TO 24N91W TO 23N89W TO 24N85W
TO 27N85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N84W TO 30N87W TO 28N94W TO 23N93W TO
22N89W TO 24N85W TO 27N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 25.1N 91.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE...120
NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N87W TO 29N90W TO 27N93W TO 25N93W TO 24N92W
TO 24N89W TO 26N87W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N88W TO 29N93W TO 27N97W TO
22N94W TO 22N92W TO 26N87W TO 29N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.5N 91.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.8N 91.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 90
NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N89W TO 29N91W TO 26N93W TO
25N92W TO 25N90W TO 26N89W TO 28N89W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N89W TO 29N93W TO
27N97W TO 25N96W TO 23N93W TO 26N88W TO 29N89W 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 23N67W TO 24N67W TO 24N68W TO 23N69W TO 22N69W TO
23N68W TO 23N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N35W TO 25N55W TO 27N64W TO 24N74W
TO 19N69W TO 22N59W TO 23N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN
15N39W TO 18N48W TO 20N62W TO 13N58W TO 14N53W TO 12N42W TO
15N39W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N72W TO 25N73W TO 24N74W TO 23N75W TO
23N73W TO 24N73W TO 25N72W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 13N41W TO
15N47W TO 13N50W TO 07N46W TO 07N40W TO 10N36W TO 13N41W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N37W TO 14N50W TO 12N52W TO 08N51W TO
07N42W TO 07N35W TO 10N37W 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 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N79W TO 30.5N78W TO
30.5N68W TO 30N63W TO 31N54W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 27N73W TO 27N77W TO 24N76W TO 23N74W TO
25N70W TO 27N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N63W TO 28N72W TO 28N77W TO 24N77W TO
23N68W TO 25N69W TO 26N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N62W TO 28N61W TO 26N65W TO 26N62W TO 27N54W
TO 31N48W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. WITHIN 31N41W TO 30N47W TO 29N47W TO 29N44W TO 29N41W TO
31N41W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N81W TO 26N77W TO 27N73W TO 26N61W
TO 28N59W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.