015
FZNT02 KNHC 070849
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU NOV 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU NOV 7.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV  8.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV  9.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.2N 84.6W 969 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 07
MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75
NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N79W TO
26N82W TO 27N85W TO 25N86W TO 23N86W TO 24N79W TO 27N79W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.5N 87.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS
WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N83W TO 28N84W TO 28N87W
TO 26N89W TO 23N87W TO 24N85W TO 26N83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 28N84W TO 30N87W TO 29N90W TO
27N91W TO 24N91W TO 23N86W TO 28N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 24.6N 90.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 50 NM
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N88W
TO 29N92W TO 27N91W TO 25N92W TO 23N91W TO 25N86W TO 29N88W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 25N86W TO 25N92W
TO 28N91W TO 27N97W TO 22N95W TO 22N91W TO 25N86W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 25N51W TO 26N56W TO 24N66W TO 19N62W TO 21N57W TO
21N49W TO 25N51W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N52W TO 31N80W TO 19N69W TO 16N59W
TO 24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N65W TO 24N71W TO 21N70W TO 19N68W TO
21N64W TO 24N65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 28N35W TO 24N46W TO 27N62W TO 25N75W TO 13N57W TO 13N43W
TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N69W TO 27N70W TO 26N74W TO 25N74W TO
22N73W TO 21N70W TO 25N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E
SWELL. WITHIN 14N35W TO 19N50W TO 15N55W TO 08N48W TO 07N44W TO
08N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.