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FZNT02 KNHC 151604
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 25N70W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
24N81W. WITHIN 27N75W TO 28N79W TO 27N80W TO 25N79W TO 26N77W 
TO 26N76W TO 27N75W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N57W 
TO 31N81W TO 24N80W TO 23N74W TO 25N67W TO 31N57W NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N52W TO 
31N81W TO 24N80W TO 21N75W TO 18N63W TO 26N61W TO 
31N52W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N60W TO 24N81W. WITHIN
30N79W TO 30N81W TO 27N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N79W TO 27N79W TO 
30N79W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
26N68W TO 30N81W TO 24N80W TO 24N76W TO 22N73W TO 22N68W TO 
26N68W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N81W TO 
23N80W TO 18N68W TO 17N61W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRESSURE NEAR
31N81W 1003 MB. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N80W TO 26N80W TO 28N74W TO 
31N73W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 23N71W TO 
31N71W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N81W TO 
24N80W TO 18N63W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 24N93W. WITHIN 
29N85W TO 29N88W TO 28N87W TO 27N86W TO 24N85W TO 24N82W TO 
29N85W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
29N85W TO 28N94W TO 23N92W TO 22N86W TO 24N82W TO 
29N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N89W TO 
28N97W TO 20N97W TO 23N81W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRESSURE NEAR 25N89W 1008 MB. 
STATIONARY FRONT BECOMES WARM FRONT FROM 25N89W TO 26N81W. WITHIN
28N85W TO 29N86W TO 29N87W TO 28N87W TO 26N84W TO 27N84W TO 
28N85W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
27N83W TO 29N85W TO 30N88W TO 27N93W TO 25N92W TO 24N85W TO 
27N83W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA... 
WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N88W TO 27N97W TO 19N95W TO 22N92W TO 24N81W 
TO 29N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE NEAR 31N81W 1003 MB. WARM FRONT 
MOVED WELL NE OF AREA. WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N87W TO 30N88W TO 
26N83W TO 25N82W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N86W TO 29N88W TO 
28N86W TO 25N84W TO 25N82W TO 29N83W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N88W TO 
26N97W TO 21N97W TO 21N91W TO 25N81W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRESSURE NEAR 28N43W 1005 MB. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W
TO 28N48W TO 25N47W TO 23N38W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 25N35W TO 31N35W TO 
31N52W TO 26N58W TO 09N59W TO 16N45W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE MOVED WELL N OF AREA. COLD FRONT 
FROM 31N39W TO 25N55W. WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N57W TO 27N56W TO 
27N54W TO 30N47W TO 30N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 22N59W TO 27N46W TO 
27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 25N50W. WITHIN 
30N49W TO 30N53W TO 27N57W TO 25N57W TO 25N54W TO 27N50W TO 
30N49W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
31N42W TO 31N61W TO 24N61W TO 23N56W TO 31N42W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N61W
TO 17N60W TO 23N47W TO 26N46W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N79W TO 10N79W
TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N69W TO 22N81W TO 20N87W TO 18N78W TO 14N75W
TO 16N68W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND AND IN 
MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N75W TO 20N78W TO 22N87W TO 15N76W TO
15N75W TO 17N71W TO 18N75W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N87W TO 21N85W TO
22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...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.

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.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.