079 
FZNT02 KNHC 160406
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO N OF
VERACRUZ...MEXICO. WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N95W TO 24N98W TO 21N97W 
TO 21N96W TO 29N91W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS NEAR 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR PREVIOUS POSITION. WITHIN 
28N91W TO 30N92W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N98W TO 28N91W N WINDS 
20 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N85W 
TO 30N84W TO 30N90W TO 22N97W TO 19N96W TO 26N90W TO 
28N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FORT MEYER TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W 
TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N88W TO 
26N93W TO 23N98W TO 20N97W TO 19N94W TO 26N88W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FTL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N88W TO 28N95W 
TO 26N97W TO 24N98W TO 23N90W TO 26N87W TO 28N88W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. WITHIN 23N89W TO 24N91W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO
23N89W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N86W TO 27N93W 
TO 26N97W TO 22N98W TO 24N92W TO 25N87W TO 28N86W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 23N85W TO 24N87W
TO 21N91W TO 20N96W TO 18N95W TO 21N85W TO 23N85W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BAY OF CAMPECHE AND YUCATAN CHANNEL... WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N74W TO 10N76W. NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N73W TO 12N78W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 10N72W 
TO 12N70W TO 18N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 
16N74W TO 17N76W TO 16N79W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO 14N78W TO 
16N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.12 HOURS FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT 
NOT LONGER EXPECTED.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N68W TO 17N74W TO 13N78W TO 11N76W TO
12N73W TO 11N67W TO 14N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
14N66W TO 18N73W TO 15N80W TO 12N81W TO 10N76W TO 13N65W TO 
14N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N73W TO 15N79W TO 11N79W TO 10N76W TO
12N74W TO 11N67W TO 15N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N75W TO 17N80W TO 14N82W TO 10N81W TO 10N78W 
TO 13N68W TO 17N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 18N35W TO 17N39W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W 
TO 20N50W TO 17N44W TO 17N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 
31N38W TO 28N44W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N37W TO 29N39W TO 28N39W TO 
29N35W TO 31N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH E OF AREA. WITHIN 31N35W TO 
31N42W TO 28N43W TO 26N41W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 19N55W TO 19N62W TO 13N61W TO 12N57W TO 16N56W TO
16N49W TO 19N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N55W TO 20N59W TO 20N64W TO 13N61W TO
14N53W TO 16N52W TO 19N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N51W TO 19N46W TO 19N62W TO 13N60W TO
06N52W TO 07N43W TO 14N51W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO MELBOURNE... 
FLORIDA. WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N78W TO 29N79W TO 29N77W TO 30N76W TO
30N74W TO 31N72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 25N73W. WITHIN 
31N59W TO 31N75W TO 29N73W TO 30N65W TO 31N59W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.