000
FZNT02 KNHC 180209
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN DEC 18 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON DEC 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EASTERN COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 22N42W THEN DISSIPATING
TO 19N59W. WESTERN COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 29N63W THEN
STATIONARY TO 24.5N80.5W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 30N35W TO 
31N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT IN W TO NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N56.5W TO 30.5N56.5W TO 30N53.5W TO 
30N50.5W TO 31N48W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N71W TO 10N60W TO 
08N43W TO 18N35W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
IN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 60W...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO
30N50W TO 31N60W TO 27N74W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25N80W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N76W TO 20N54W TO 19N62W TO 10N60W TO 07N35W 
TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND IN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT
N TO NE SWELL N OF 20N W OF 57W...HIGHEST N OF 30N BETWEEN 50W
AND 58W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 25N66W TO 22.5N78W. 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N72W TO 25N76W TO 26N54W TO 19N54W TO 24N35W
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
...HIGHEST NEAR 31N50W. WITHIN 22N35W TO 18N53W TO 14N60W TO 
06N54W TO 07N35W TO 22N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N77W TO 14N79W TO 11N80W TO 10N78W TO 11N77W
TO 11N70W TO 15N77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N84.5W TO 23.5N94W TO 18.5N95W.  
WITHIN 27N89W TO 28N88W TO 27N97W TO 21N98W TO 19N96W TO 25N94W 
TO 27N89W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS
OFFSHORE MEXICO. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 93W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 20.5N92W THEN
WARM TO 24.5N97.5W. WITHIN 26N92W TO 28N94W TO 27N97W TO 24N97W
TO 23N91W TO 24N88W TO 26N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N87W TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N94W
1014 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 24N97.5W. WITHIN 30N88W TO 
30N92W TO 30N94W TO 29N95W TO 28N90W TO 30N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF WARM FRONT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.