000
FZNT02 KNHC 210930
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 19.5N78W. W OF FRONT WITHIN 
31N60W TO 31N76W TO 30N80W TO 23N81W TO 20N73W TO 22N66W TO 
31N60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N59W TO 25N64W TO 19N35W TO 31N35W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WITHIN 17N35W TO 
26N62W TO 19N69W TO 09N59W TO 09N35W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 18N64W. W OF FRONT WITHIN
31N54W TO 31N56W TO 27N61W TO 26N59W TO 28N55W TO 31N54W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT WITHIN 
30N41W TO 31N50W TO 25N56W TO 27N44W TO 30N41W S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N80W TO 21N73W TO 18N55W TO 07N50W TO 07N35W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 17N63W. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N77W TO 06N52W TO 15N48W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N86W TO 17N83W TO 11N82W TO 10N77W
TO 16N76W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE... NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N73W TO 14N78W TO 13N79W TO 10N80W TO
10N77W TO 12N73W TO 14N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N84W TO 24N86W TO 22N85W TO
23N83W TO 23N81W TO 25N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.