840 
FZNT02 KNHC 181000
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N75W
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
14N72W TO 15N75W TO 13N78W TO 10N78W TO 11N75W TO 12N72W TO 
14N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 16N71W TO 17N77W TO 16N82W TO 10N80W TO 10N78W TO 
13N71W TO 16N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N64W TO 17N73W TO 14N79W TO 10N77W TO
15N64W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N73W TO 17N75W TO 15N79W TO 
15N81W TO 10N81W TO 10N76W TO 17N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 
11N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N71W TO 15N77W TO 12N78W 
TO 11N77W TO 11N71W TO 13N67W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 14N78W TO 17N75W TO 15N81W TO 13N82W TO 10N82W TO
10N76W TO 14N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 
12N74.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 
11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N72W TO 14N76W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO
11N72W TO 12N70W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N76W TO
15N73W TO 16N80W TO 14N81W TO 10N80W TO 11N76W TO 14N76W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO 33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. WITHIN 30N86W TO 31N87W TO 30N91W TO
30N94W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 30N86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO E BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. WITHIN 23N97W TO 23N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N88W TO 30N87W 
TO 28N96W TO 23N98W TO 19N96W TO 26N92W TO 27N88W... INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 19N40W TO 20N53W TO 19N57W TO 14N55W TO 16N42W TO
19N40W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 11N35W TO 18N57W TO 18N62W TO 08N57W TO 10N47W TO 08N36W 
TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 16N45W TO 19N52W TO 16N56W TO
12N45W TO 14N35W TO 19N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 19N61W TO 11N60W TO 07N49W TO 
13N47W TO 07N36W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N37W TO 16N44W TO 12N51W TO 08N46W TO
08N42W TO 12N36W TO 17N37W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N35W TO 20N58W TO 14N61W TO 06N54W TO 
09N40W TO 07N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 26N73W. WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N73W 
TO 30N73W TO 30N69W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 28N65W. 
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 21N35W TO 21N40W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W 
TO 28N41W TO 26N39W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH 
AREA FROM SW.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.