000
FZNT02 KNHC 171003
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 15N71W TO 15N75W TO 13N79W TO 11N77W TO 12N74W TO 11N67W 
TO 15N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N66W TO 18N74W 
TO 13N82W TO 10N77W TO 12N70W TO 12N66W TO 16N66W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W 
TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N70W TO 16N73W TO 14N80W TO 11N79W TO 10N77W 
TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N66W TO
17N74W TO 16N82W TO 13N83W TO 09N80W TO 13N68W TO 15N66WN WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N73W TO 14N79W TO 10N77W TO
12N73W TO 11N71W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N74W 
TO 15N82W TO 10N82W TO 09N77W TO 14N70W TO 14N65W TO 18N74W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N67W TO 18N72W TO 17N74W TO 12N78W TO
11N67W TO 15N67W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N75W TO 16N81W TO 
12N83W TO 10N82W TO 10N77W TO 12N78W TO 17N75W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO W PALM BEACH...FLORIDA. WITHIN 
31N63W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 28N76W TO 28N68W TO 31N63W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS. 
WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N73W TO 30N73W TO 30N68W TO 30N61W TO 31N59W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N65W. CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 23N48W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W 
TO 30N39W TO 30N37W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N50W TO 28N48W
TO 28N45W TO 30N39W TO 31N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W 
TO 28N41W TO 25N39W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA FROM SW.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N52W TO 20N65W TO 13N61W TO 06N50W TO 09N44W TO 
14N50W TO 20N52W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N42W TO 20N49W TO 19N63W TO 10N59W TO
06N54W TO 13N50W TO 17N42W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 17N55W TO 14N48W TO 09N46W TO
13N43W TO 14N35W TO 19N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 21N43W TO 21N59W TO 06N54W TO 
10N47W TO 07N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES...FLORIDA TO E BAY OF
CAMPECHE. WITHIN 23N90W TO 23N93W TO 21N96W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W 
TO 19N92W TO 23N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N87W TO 26N95W TO 24N98W TO 20N97W TO 19N92W TO 24N87W TO 
27N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 23N86W TO 23N88W
TO 22N88W TO 22N87W TO 22N86W TO 23N86W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.30 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 CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.