637 
FZNT02 KNHC 161023
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT DEC 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 26N78W TO 27N80W TO 26N80W TO 26N78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST IN THE GULFSTREAM. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
24N66W TO 29N80W TO 23N80W TO 20N73W TO 21N72W TO 20N65W TO 
24N66W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N58W TO 30N81W TO 23N68W TO 20N73W TO
17N59W TO 07N48W TO 31N58W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 27N76W TO
31N77W SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N59W TO 31N66W TO 31N81W TO 24N80W TO 20N74W 
TO 22N60W TO 26N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES.. E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N66W TO 28N66W TO 21N76W TO 17N59W TO 
31N59W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N66W
TO 31N64W TO 31N73W TO 26N73W TO 26N68W TO 29N66W SE TO S WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 31N74W TO 
31N81W TO 30N80W TO 29N78W TO 30N76W TO 31N74W W TO SW WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N73W TO 30N77W TO 31N81W TO 26N79W TO 27N76W TO 27N74W TO 
31N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N38W TO
31N73W TO 23N73W TO 20N64W TO 27N43W TO 31N38W S TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
31N36W TO 22N58W TO 26N64W TO 26N77W TO 21N72W TO 14N58W TO 
31N36W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 31N52.5W 1015 MB. WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N53W TO 
31N54W TO 30N55W TO 30N53W TO 31N50W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N43W TO 
31N56W TO 29N56W TO 31N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N37W TO 29N38W TO 29N37W TO
30N36W TO 29N36W TO 31N35W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 
24N58W TO 27N42W TO 27N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 29N49W TO 31N46W 
TO 31N57W TO 29N59W TO 26N59W TO 25N55W TO 29N49W NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N48W TO 28N52W TO 31N59W TO 17N59W TO 22N53W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 25N83W TO 26N85W TO 27N87W TO 25N86W TO 24N84W TO 25N83W
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
29N85W TO 30N88W TO 28N91W TO 24N88W TO 24N82W TO 25N81W TO 
29N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
25N80W TO 26N89W TO 30N86W TO 27N97W TO 19N95W TO 22N93W TO 
25N80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N84W 997 MB. WITHIN 28N83W TO 
29N84W TO 29N85W TO 27N85W TO 27N84W TO 27N83W TO 28N83W WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
29N83W TO 30N87W TO 24N95W TO 19N96W TO 21N92W TO 24N81W TO 
29N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 26N82W TO 29N88W TO 27N96W TO 22N98W TO 19N92W TO 
23N88W TO 26N82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N86W TO 27N88W TO 26N86W TO
22N85W TO 25N83W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 27N83W TO 29N88W TO 27N92W TO 23N96W TO 19N96W TO 23N84W 
TO 27N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 29N84W TO 29N85W TO 28N83W TO
29N83W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N84W 
TO 28N86W TO 23N91W TO 22N85W TO 23N83W TO 28N84W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N76W TO 21N81W TO 17N73W TO 17N71W
TO 18N71W TO 20N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
WITHIN 16N73W TO 17N77W TO 17N78W TO 15N77W TO 14N75W TO 15N73W 
TO 16N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
WITHIN 21N84W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 20N87W TO 20N86W TO 
21N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 23N86W TO 23N87W TO 22N88W TO
21N86W TO 20N86W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N82W TO 16N83W TO 16N84W TO 14N83W TO
11N83W TO 11N82W TO 14N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N
BETWEEN 81W AND 86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.