000
FZNT02 KNHC 210853
HSFAT2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 30N80W 1018 MB. TROUGH FROM 27N76.5W TO
23.5N80.5W. WITHIN 27N76W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 28N78W TO 
25N75W TO 24N70W TO 27N76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N79W 1016 MB. WITHIN 31N75W TO
31N81.5W TO 30N80.5W TO 30N76W TO 31N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. LOW PRES NEAR 26.5N76W 1016 MB. WITHIN 
28N74W TO 28N76W TO 28N77W TO 27N77W TO 26N76W TO 26N73W TO 
28N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 25.5N69.5W 1016 MB. WITHIN
27N65W TO 28N67W TO 28N73W TO 25N73W TO 25N67W TO 25N65W TO 
27N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 31N72W
TO 31N81W TO 27N77W TO 26N74W TO 28N73W TO 28N70W TO 31N72W E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N60W TO 
31N81W TO 28N72W TO 23N61W TO 31N60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE
SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N85.5W 1016 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
LOW TO 23.5N90W TO 18N94W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM LOW TO 28N83W. 
WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N86W TO 30N89W TO 26N94W TO 21N97W TO 19N95W 
TO 29N84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS
DIMINISHED.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO
26.5N97.5W. WITHIN 29N92W TO 30N92W TO 30N94W TO 29N96W TO 
27N97W TO 27N96W TO 29N92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85.5W TO 26N91W TO
23.5N97.5W. WITHIN 29N83W TO 31N87W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 
24N98W TO 28N89W TO 29N83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N68W TO 28N58W TO 29N47W TO 27N35W TO
30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST ALONG 31N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W. WITHIN 25N35W TO 14N60W 
TO 06N52W TO 07N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N64W TO 25N65W TO 20N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST ALONG 31N BETWEEN 45W AND 51W. WITHIN 20N35W TO 16N47W 
TO 15N59W TO 10N59W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N52W TO 31N60W TO 18N62W TO
06N52W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 29N E OF 42W.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N78W TO 10N76W
TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.