158 
FZNT02 KNHC 222113
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N60W TO 25N69W THEN STATIONARY TO 
26N76W. N OF 30N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N55W TO 31N46W TO 
27N55W TO 31N64W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW PRES WELL NE OF 
AREA TO 31N36W AND TO 25N45W. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 42W NW TO N 
WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT TO 48W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N59W TO 31N46W TO 31N35W TO 
24N47W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N35W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 23N35W AND TO 20N46W. N OF 28N W OF LOW TO 41W NW TO NW WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 
45W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N E OF 54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT W OF 72W
...HIGHEST NEAR 11N76W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 
80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...NE TO E 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 72W...HIGHEST NEAR 11N77W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 27N81W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N68W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 22N78W. N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N74W TO 28N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 11N BETWEEN 35W AND 57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 16N60W TO 13N50W TO 08N39W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 49W AND 60W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N91W TO 21N97W. 
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 24N89W TO 
18N94W. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN FRONT AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N89W TO 
18N93W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. FROM 26N 
TO 28N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER E TEXAS. N OF 24N W OF 88W SE 
TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.