295 
FZNT02 KNHC 171050
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN DEC 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN DEC 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON DEC 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE DEC 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N81W TO 26N80W TO 25N76W TO 
30N76W SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N68W TO 31N71W TO 31N81W TO 24N80W TO 20N71W 
TO 22N63W TO 26N68W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 31N60W TO 30N70W TO 25N69W TO 24N65W TO 21N76W TO 
17N60W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N73W TO 29N72W TO 25N73W TO
26N70W TO 28N68W TO 31N67W SE TO S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO
20 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N80W TO 29N79W TO 
29N77W TO 31N75W W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN W 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N73W TO 24N73W TO 21N71W TO 
23N65W TO 21N60W TO 31N60W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT
IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N73W TO 30N77W TO 31N80W TO
30N81W TO 27N79W TO 27N73W TO 31N73W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN SE TO 
S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N60W TO 23N67W TO 29N73W TO 
27N77W TO 18N68W TO 14N60W TO 24N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N68W TO 28N69W TO 24N68W TO
28N65W TO 26N60W TO 31N60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO
31N78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N60W TO 26N69W TO 31N78W TO 29N80W TO 19N68W 
TO 15N60W TO 27N60W......INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N44W TO 31N52W TO 28N57W TO 30N68W TO 26N61W TO 26N53W
TO 30N44W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N37W TO 31N53W TO 28N54W TO 31N60W TO 17N60W 
TO 22N54W TO 29N37W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N41W TO 30N44W TO 29N47W TO 28N46W TO
29N44W TO 28N42W TO 30N41W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N60W TO 21N60W
TO 25N46W TO 31N38W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N50W TO 31N35W TO 22N52W
TO 23N60W TO 14N60W TO 16N54W TO 22N50W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N52W TO 28N54W TO 26N53W TO
26N49W TO 31N42W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N41W TO 31N60W TO 22N58W TO 24N50W 
TO 21N40W TO 28N41W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NE 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF ARE WITHIN 31N35W TO 23N46W TO 29N60W TO 
15N60W TO 19N47W TO 18N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NEAR 28N84.5W 999 MB. WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N84W TO 
29N86W TO 28N86W TO 27N85W TO 28N85W TO 29N84W N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 28N88W TO 28N89W TO 
26N90W TO 26N89W TO 27N89W TO 28N88W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO 29N88W TO 
28N88W TO 26N84W TO 24N82W TO 25N80W TO 30N84W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 28N92W TO 24N95W TO 21N95W TO 20N91W TO 
23N90W TO 22N85W TO 28N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N88W TO 30N86W TO 28N95W TO 
22N97W TO 19N96W TO 24N82W TO 27N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES INLAND. WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N86W TO 
26N88W TO 22N87W TO 25N84W TO 25N81W TO 29N83W NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N87W TO
27N93W TO 21N96W TO 18N95W TO 21N91W TO 23N84W TO 29N87W... 
INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N85W TO 30N86W TO 29N86W TO 29N85W TO
28N84W TO 29N84W TO 29N85W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N83W TO 28N85W TO 24N91W TO 22N91W TO 22N85W 
TO 24N82W TO 27N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N86W TO 22N87W TO 19N87W TO 17N87W TO 19N86W
TO 18N64W TO 19N86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS AND IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N82W TO 16N84W TO 14N83W TO 11N84W TO
11N82W TO 12N81W TO 16N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 16N TO 22N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N82W TO 16N82W TO 16N83W TO 11N83W TO
12N82W TO 13N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
17.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.