036 
FZNT02 KNHC 281616
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU DEC 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING....
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 26N42W THEN FORMING WARM FRONT 
TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N49W 1009 MB. WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N56W TO 
27N53W TO 25N39W TO 27N35W TO 31N38W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N35W TO 26N45W TO 31N59W TO 
28N57W TO 23N40W TO 22N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 26N40W THEN 
WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 26N47W 1008 MB. WITHIN 29N46W TO 
30N48W TO 29N53W TO 28N53W TO 28N47W TO 29N46W NE TO E WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 24N40W TO 24N42W TO 22N42W TO 
22N41W TO 22N40W TO 24N40W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 31N55W TO 26N54W TO 
21N43W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N47W TO 31N59W TO 
26N56W TO 21N43W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 31N41W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 26N48W 1009 MB. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 26N53W TO 25N49W 
TO 29N46W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 15 FT. WITHIN 27N40W TO 26N42W TO 22N45W TO 20N43W TO 23N39W 
TO 27N40W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 26N47W TO 31N58W TO 24N57W TO 25N47W TO 19N43W TO 26N35W 
TO 27N47W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 26N43W 1013 MB. WITHIN
31N35W TO 28N46W TO 30N51W TO 27N55W TO 22N54W TO 22N39W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 
31N77W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 29N79W TO 30N77W TO 31N77W W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 21N77W. WITHIN 
31N70W TO 31N79W TO 29N77W TO 27N78W TO 28N75W TO 27N73W TO 
31N70W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 17N88W. 
WITHIN 19N87W TO 18N88W TO 17N88W TO 17N87W TO 18N87W TO 19N87W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 16N88W. WITHIN 
19N84W TO 20N84W TO 19N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 
19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N94W TO 22N95W TO
21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 21N94W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.