000 FZNT02 KNHC 220405 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED FEB 22 2023 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED FEB 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 24. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W AND IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W AND IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT JUST N OF AREA. N OF 30N BETWEEN 59W AND 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N60W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N49W TO 29N55W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 28N43W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 24N59W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N58W TO 31N35W TO 27N45W TO 25N54W TO 28N55W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 30N BETWEEN 88W AND 97W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 24N AND LESS THAN 8 FT FROM 19N TO 24N. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W AND ALSO FROM 21N TO 30N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 89W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING SE TO S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.