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FZNT02 KNHC 152037
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI DEC 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI DEC 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N69W...THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
24N81W. WITHIN 27N78W TO 27N79W TO 26N79W TO 25N79W TO 25N78W 
TO 26N77W TO 27N78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N64W TO 31N57W TO 31N80W TO 24N80W TO 
23N73W TO 26N64W TO 29N64W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN
31N50W TO 31N81W TO 23N80W TO 18N68W TO 18N58W TO 26N59W TO 
31N50W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE W OF AREA. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 
24N65W TO 24N81W. WITHIN 26N78W TO 27N79W TO 26N79W TO 26N78W E 
TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
29N79W TO 29N81W TO 26N80W TO 22N72W TO 24N69W TO 
29N79W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N81W TO 
24N80W TO 19N68W TO 20N60W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE N OF AREA NEAR 32N79W. STATIONARY
FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N80W TO 26N79W TO 27N76W TO
27N72W TO 31N69W S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 23N70W TO 
31N68W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N81W
TO 25N80W TO 16N61W TO 31N60W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
PASSAGES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 24N93W. WITHIN 
28N84W TO 29N85W TO 29N88W TO 28N88W TO 27N86W TO 24N83W TO 
28N84W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 
29N85W TO 30N89W TO 27N94W TO 25N94W TO 23N88W TO 24N83W TO 
29N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N89W TO 
27N97W TO 20N96W TO 23N81W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW PRESSURE NEAR 27N86W 1005 MB. 
STATIONARY FRONT BECOMES WARM FRONT FROM 27N86W TO 27N82W. WITHIN
28N84W TO 29N85W TO 29N86W TO 27N85W TO 27N84W TO 28N84W E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N84W TO 
30N89W TO 27N92W TO 25N90W TO 25N85W TO 29N84W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N97W TO
22N98W TO 18N94W TO 22N90W TO 24N81W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR 32N79W. WARM FRONT
MOVED WELL NE OF AREA. WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N88W TO 29N87W TO 
28N85W TO 26N83W TO 26N82W TO 30N84W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N90W TO 29N90W TO 
25N86W TO 24N83W TO 25N82W TO 30N84W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N89W TO 27N94W
TO 19N96W TO 24N81W TO 29N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRESSURE NEAR 28N42W 1006 MB. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W 
TO 24N41W TO 24N39W TO 28N36W TO 31N35W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 
27N54W TO 17N54W TO 17N46W TO 24N36W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE MOVED WELL N OF AREA. NEW COLD 
FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 24N54W. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N57W TO 27N56W TO
27N54W TO 31N45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 21N59W TO 24N53W TO 28N40W
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 23N53W. WITHIN 
31N46W TO 31N53W TO 28N56W TO 25N56W TO 25N53W TO 27N50W TO 
31N46W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN
31N38W TO 31N59W TO 24N59W TO 24N53W TO 31N38W NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W
TO 17N59W TO 21N50W TO 25N48W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N79W TO 15N79W
TO 15N72W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N78W TO 22N80W TO 22N86W TO 19N87W TO 19N82W
TO 20N78W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N78W TO 10N78W TO 10N77W
TO 11N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.