934 
FZNT02 KNHC 180408
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N73W TO 16N79W TO 11N78W TO 10N77W TO 13N75W TO 13N70W 
TO 16N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 17N78W TO 16N81W TO 13N82W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W TO
13N78W TO 17N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N64W TO 17N70W TO 14N79W TO 10N77W TO
13N70W TO 14N64W TO 16N64W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N73W TO 
18N76W TO 15N82W TO 11N82W TO 09N80W TO 10N76W TO 17N73W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 14N67W TO 18N71W TO 17N76W TO 13N78W TO 11N76W TO 12N67W 
TO 14N67W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 17N76W TO 16N80W TO
12N82W TO 10N82W TO 11N76W TO 12N77W TO 17N76W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N72W TO 18N72W TO 15N77W TO 10N76W TO
12N73W TO 11N67W TO 16N72W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N74W TO 
16N80W TO 11N79W TO 10N77W TO 11N76W TO 14N78W TO 17N74W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 14N72W TO 13N76W TO 11N75W TO
11N71W TO 12N68W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N74W TO 
16N74W TO 16N80W TO 12N80W TO 11N78W TO 14N74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 26N73W. WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N75W 
TO 30N65W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 29N62W. 
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 23N35W TO 23N45W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N43W 
TO 27N41W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
AREA FROM SW.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N45W TO 20N63W TO 07N55W TO 07N48W TO 12N51W TO 
08N37W TO 20N45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 17N56W TO 15N53W TO 14N45W TO
12N41W TO 13N35W TO 21N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N47W TO 21N35W TO 20N59W TO 14N61W TO 
06N54W TO 07N37W TO 14N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N35W TO 18N40W TO 14N46W TO 11N45W TO
11N39W TO 13N35W TO 17N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N46W TO 18N35W TO 
23N35W TO 20N58W TO 14N61W TO 06N53W TO 14N46W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO STATIONARY FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 22N85W TO 
24N87W TO 23N93W TO 20N96W TO 18N94W TO 21N91W TO 
22N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BAY OF CAMPECHE AND 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT WEAKENS. 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.