656 
FZNT02 KNHC 030202
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 3 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN  5.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 23N75W TO 24N81W. WITHIN 
31N66.5W TO 31N71.5W TO 30.5N70.5W TO 30N68W TO 30.5N67.5W TO 
31N66.5W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N74W TO 28N70W TO 29N66W TO 31N64W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N64W TO 
30N65W TO 28N68W TO 27N65W TO 29N62W TO 31N61W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 29N72W TO 31N73W
TO 31N77W TO 28N76W TO 27N74W TO 28N67W TO 29N72W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N57W TO 20N72W. 
WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N62W TO 30N62W TO 29N58W TO 29N53W TO 31N50W W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. WITHIN 31N46W TO 
31N51W TO 29N53W TO 28N52W TO 27N48W TO 29N46W TO 31N46W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N49W TO 
30N60W TO 31N71W TO 28N71W TO 25N66W TO 25N61W TO 30N49W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 23N57W. WITHIN 
31N36W TO 30N61W TO 24N59W TO 24N51W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 44W 
AND 55W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 30N81W. WITHIN 
31N77W TO 31N79W TO 30N80W TO 28N80W TO 28N79W TO 29N78W TO 
31N77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N80W. WITHIN 
31N68W TO 31N78W TO 29N77W TO 28N73W TO 30N69W TO 31N68W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N68W TO 29N70W 
TO 29N68W TO 29N67W TO 31N63W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28.5N95W 1015 MB
WITH WARM FRONT TO 28N91W. WITHIN 30N92W TO 30N94W TO 30N95W TO 
29N94W TO 29N92W TO 30N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N86W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT
TO 21N95W TO 18.5N95W. WITHIN 30N87W TO 30N90W TO 29N91W TO 
27N90W TO 27N88W TO 28N87W TO 30N87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVE NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 
27N82W TO 21N94W TO 18.5N95W. 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.