000
FZNT02 KNHC 312028
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 31 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN  2.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 22N61W. WITHIN
30N48W TO 30N50W TO 30N52W TO 31N53W TO 31N46W TO 30N48W NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N50W TO 
16N60W TO 23N80W TO 26N59W TO 31N44W TO 19N50W...INCLUDING THE 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N60W TO 25N72W TO 28N78W TO 31N64W TO
31N59W TO 27N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N44W 1004 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW TO 21N55W. WITHIN 19N35W TO 13N53W TO 23N76W TO 31N56W TO 
31N35W TO 19N35W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 26N61W TO 24N64W TO 26N77W
TO 27N65W TO 31N57W TO 26N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N42W 1005 MB. COLD FRONT FROM 
LOW TO 18N50W. WITHIN 20N35W TO 25N56W TO 31N56W TO 31N35W TO 
20N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
21N47W TO 17N53W TO 26N76W TO 27N64W TO 21N47W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 13N52W TO 11N61W TO 
22N77W TO 22N71W TO 16N55W TO 13N52W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 19N66W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 
20N43W. WITHIN 24N35W TO 27N41W TO 26N50W TO 31N52W TO 31N35W TO 
24N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
14N39W TO 08N59W TO 24N73W TO 31N54W TO 24N35W TO 
14N39W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING... 

.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 29N95W TO
22N97W. WITHIN 26N95W TO 25N97W TO 28N97W TO 28N96W TO 27N95W TO
26N95W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 23N84W
TO 19N95W TO 25N97W TO 29N94W TO 27N86W TO 23N84W...INCLUDING 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WITHIN 60 NM OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 24N91W TO 19N95W. 
WITHIN 23N87W TO 22N95W TO 27N97W TO 31N86W TO 26N82W TO 23N87W S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 24N91W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. WITHIN 25N87W TO 29N93W TO 28N89W TO 30N87W
TO 29N84W TO 25N87W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N91W TO 19N94W. 
WITHIN 23N92W TO 19N96W TO 22N98W TO 24N97W TO 26N92W TO 
23N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N36W TO 18N39W TO 19N42W TO 22N41W TO 23N36W TO
20N36W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GALE AREA. 

.ATLC WITHIN 27N77W TO 27N80W TO 31N81W TO 31N77W TO 27N77W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 10N76W TO 15N80W TO 18N87W TO 22N85W TO 17N62W
TO 10N76W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...THE MONA PASSAGE... 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N61W TO 12N72W TO 09N78W TO 17N82W TO
18N64W TO 14N61W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 19N85W TO 17N86W TO 18N88W TO 
20N87W TO 20N86W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N65W TO 12N72W TON10N83W TO 18N82W TO
18N64W TO 11N65W...INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 12N77W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.