007 
FZNT02 KNHC 251617
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 27.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 23N55W. W OF FRONT WITHIN 
31N42W TO 31N62W TO 30N61W TO 28N55W TO 28N45W TO 31N42W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT WITHIN 30N37W TO 
31N37W TO 31N39W TO 30N41W TO 28N41W TO 27N39W TO 30N37W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 
30N66W TO 25N66W TO 24N57W TO 25N41W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N36W 1007 
MB TO 23N45W. FROM 30N TO 31N BETWEEN 37W AND 38.5W N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WITHIN 31N37W TO 
31N54W TO 27N48W TO 26N46W TO 31N37W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N40W 
TO 24N42W TO 22N42W TO 23N38W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N65W
TO 25N64W TO 22N41W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28.5N35W TO 23N42W. W OF 
FRONT WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 28N48W TO 26N41W TO 28N35W TO 
31N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 
FRONT WITHIN 28N35W TO 27N37W TO 24N39W TO 23N38W TO 23N37W TO 
23N35W TO 28N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N63W TO 24N61W TO 21N42W TO 24N35W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N35W TO 20N40W. WITHIN 30N35W TO
29N38W TO 28N39W TO 28N35W TO 30N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N62W TO 
25N57W TO 21N46W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 30.5N87W. COLD FRONT 
FROM 30.5N89W TO 25N90W TO 21N96W. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 83.5W 
AND 85.5W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 26N TO 30.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 
86.5W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 KT. FROM 26N TO 
30.5N BETWEEN 86.5W AND 89W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 30.5N86.5W. COLD 
FRONT FROM 30.5N88W TO 21N94W. FROM 26N TO 30N BETWEEN 83W AND 
85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W 
TO 21N93W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 26N79W TO 28N78W TO
29N77W TO 31N77W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 28N70W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W TO 25N74W TO 26N70W 
TO 28N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO
29N77W TO 30N77W TO 31N76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 28N79W TO 
30N77W TO 31N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30.5N TO 31N BETWEEN 74W AND 77.5W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N77W TO 10N77W
TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.