078 
FZNT02 KNHC 282128
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 30.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING....
.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 26N40W THEN WARM FRONT TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 27N45W 1010 MB AND OCCLUDED FRONT TO SECOND LOW PRES 
NEAR 26N48W 1006 MB. WITHIN 29N45W TO 30N47W TO 29N53W TO 28N53W 
TO 28N47W TO 29N45W 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 27N49W 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 31N41W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 26N48W 1008 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 16 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. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT FROM 31N42W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
25N48W 1008 MB. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 25N43W 1013 MB. WITHIN 
31N35W TO 31N49W TO 23N54W TO 27N45W TO 23N39W TO 26N35W TO 
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN DECAYING MIXED N 
AND S SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N80W. WITHIN 
31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO 29N79W TO 30N77W TO 31N76W W WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 
31N70W TO 31N75W TO 31N80W TO 29N77W TO 29N75W TO 29N71W TO 
31N70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 36 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 21N77W TO 16N86W. WITHIN 
19N81W TO 19N85W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N85W TO 17N83W TO 
19N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 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.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.