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FZNT02 KNHC 092111
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT NOV 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 25.5N 91.7W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV
09 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE...120
NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N90W TO 28N92W TO 26N93W TO 25N91W TO 25N88W
TO 26N87W TO 29N90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN SE
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N87W TO 29N88W TO 28N95W TO
23N97W TO 25N88W TO 26N93W TO 27N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL NEAR 26.0N 91.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM IN N SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N90W TO 27N91W TO 27N92W TO
26N92W TO 26N91W TO 27N90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N88W TO 29N89W TO
29N93W TO 28N94W TO 26N95W TO 25N91W TO 28N88W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RAFAEL NEAR 25.7N
91.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW RAFAEL NEAR 24.6N
91.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N92W
TO 26N92W TO 27N93W TO 24N93W TO 24N92W TO 25N92W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 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 26N70W TO 26N73W TO 24N73W TO 24N72W TO 25N71W TO
26N70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 25N70W TO 26N70W TO 25N73W TO 24N73W TO 24N71W TO 25N70W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF NE TO E WINDS
AND SEAS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC WITHIN 10N37W TO 14N45W TO 15N52W TO 08N51W TO 07N49W TO
07N37W TO 10N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N38W TO 12N45W TO 11N52W TO 07N49W TO
07N35W TO 10N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N41W TO 09N43W TO 10N46W TO 09N47W TO
07N42W TO 07N38W TO 09N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N64W TO 30.5N64W TO
30.5N62W TO 31N58.5W TO 31N55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N70W TO 28N74W TO 25N77W TO 26N72W TO
24N71W TO 25N60W TO 26N70W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N59W TO 29N58W TO 25N57W TO 26N52W TO 31N45W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N45W TO 29N47W TO 27N48W TO 27N45W TO 29N44W
TO 31N40W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N81W TO 24N74W TO 24N68W TO 26N53W
TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N50W TO 21N66W TO 20N65W TO 20N63W TO
20N60W TO 21N52W TO 23N50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N66W TO 30N78W TO
23N74W TO 19N60W TO 24N44W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.