743 
FZNT02 KNHC 131022
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED DEC 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED DEC 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 15.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 22N45W TO 17N56W. WITHIN 31N35W
TO 31N58W TO 21N75W TO 14N59W TO 19N39W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N31W TO LOW
PRES NEAR 24N42W TO 16N50W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 29N46W 
TO 26N42W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 16 FT. WITHIN 27N35W TO 31N46W TO 29N65W TO 22N76W TO 15N60W 
TO 17N40W TO 27N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES NEAR 26N43W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 28N67W TO 21N75W TO 18N62W TO 11N58W TO 18N41W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N42W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W 
TO 26N49W TO 21N46W TO 21N39W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 20N40W TO 22N47W TO 31N52W TO 
20N70W TO 18N62W TO 10N57W TO 20N40W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONAARY FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 21N77W. WITHIN 31N67W TO 
31N71W TO 29N80W TO 24N81W TO 26N74W TO 31N67W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N80W. WITHIN 
31N66W TO 31N81W TO 25N80W TO 26N75W TO 31N66W...INCLUDING 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.39 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 24N80W. WITHIN 
27N76W TO 28N79W TO 27N79W TO 28N80W TO 24N80W TO 25N77W TO 
27N76W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N81W TO 28N77W TO 25N76W
TO 25N71W TO 29N62W TO 31N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 22N77W. WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N81W TO 23N80W TO 20N74W TO 25N72W TO 27N62W TO 
31N56W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N71W TO 16N82W TO 11N83W TO 09N77W
TO 14N64W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N75W TO 16N82W TO 10N83W 
TO 09N77W TO 14N63W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
NICARAGUA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N71W TO 17N78W TO 13N77W TO 10N79W TO
10N76W TO 14N69W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N74W TO 22N83W TO 20N86W TO 17N87W TO 19N81W
TO 18N75W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BETWEEN
CUBA AND JAMAICA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N77W TO 19N77W TO 19N76W TO
19N74W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N80W TO 23N83W TO 21N87W TO 19N87W TO
20N84W TO 19N79W TO 22N80W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 28N84W TO 29N88W TO 24N91W TO 21N87W TO 
25N81W TO 28N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N83W TO 30N89W TO 28N96W TO 24N94W 
TO 22N85W TO 25N81W TO 28N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 31N88W TO 29N95W TO 22N95W TO
22N86W TO 23N81W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.