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FZNT02 KNHC 242059
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT S OF AREA. WITHIN 23N96W TO 23N97W TO 20N96W TO 
19N96W TO 18N94W TO 23N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N89W TO 24N92W TO 22N93W TO 25N96W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W 
TO 22N89W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 28N86W TO 26N97W TO 21N95W TO 24N91W TO 22N87W TO 
24N82W TO 28N86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N89W TO 23N95W TO 25N97W TO 23N98W TO
19N96W TO 19N91W TO 22N89W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N83W TO 26N95W TO
26N97W TO 23N95W TO 22N86W TO 23N82W TO 25N83W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N94W TO 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N95W TO 18N94W TO 20N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 21N90W TO 22N94W TO 24N98W TO 20N97W TO 19N94W TO 19N91W 
TO 21N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER 
OF AREA WITHIN 25N84W TO 25N94W TO 24N98W TO 22N95W TO 21N89W TO 
23N82W TO 25N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N95W TO 21N96W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N94W TO 19N94W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N87W TO 24N93W TO 24N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N94W TO 19N92W 
TO 22N87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N90W TO 24N95W TO 24N98W TO 21N97W TO
18N95W TO 19N91W TO 23N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N93W TO 21N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
18N95W TO 19N93W TO 20N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N73W...THEN STATIONARY TO 23N79W. 
WITHIN 31N63W TO 30N80W TO 26N80W TO 27N70W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N73W. CONDITIONS 
MERGED WITH AREA BELOW. 

.ATLC WITHIN 27N35W TO 24N49W TO 07N50W TO 07N35W TO 27N35W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 22N49W TO 25N46W TO 31N62W TO 20N65W TO 09N60W TO 06N53W 
TO 22N49W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 25N49W TO 21N53W TO 07N50W TO
07N35W TO 25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N71W TO 08N60W 
TO 06N51W TO 23N52W TO 26N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 24N55W TO 15N60W TO 07N49W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N60W TO 21N68W TO 18N63W 
TO 10N61W TO 06N53W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES 
AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N74W TO 15N77W TO 15N80W TO 12N81W TO 10N80W
TO 11N74W TO 14N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N77W TO 14N79W TO 12N81W TO 10N80W TO
10N77W TO 11N74W TO 14N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N68W TO 17N73W TO 13N78W TO 10N78W TO
13N73W TO 13N68W TO 15N68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 
16N88W. WITHIN 22N84W TO 22N87W TO 20N87W TO 20N85W TO 21N83W TO 
22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N79W TO 16N88W. WITHIN
22N85W TO 22N86W TO 19N88W TO 18N86W TO 18N84W TO 19N84W TO 
22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N79W TO 18N88W. WITHIN
19N83W TO 21N84W TO 21N86W TO 19N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 
19N83W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.