878 
FZNT02 KNHC 200345
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 23N90W TO 22N98W. WITHIN 19N95W. 
WITHIN 24N97W TO 23N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 22N96W TO 24N97W 
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 28N85W TO 31N85W TO 
30N94W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 25N91W TO 28N85W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N82W TO 22N90W TO 21N97W TO 
19N94W. WITHIN 20N95W TO 21N95W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 
18N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 29N85W 
TO 31N88W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 25N90W TO 29N85W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. WITHIN 20N95W 
TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N96W TO 24N97W TO 23N98W TO 
21N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO 21N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 27N87W TO 28N93W TO 23N97W TO 20N95W TO 
23N85W TO 27N87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N96W TO 22N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 
19N95W TO 20N95W TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 
24N80W TO 27N93W TO 23N97W TO 19N95W TO 21N89W TO 20N87W TO 
24N80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N93W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO 
25N95W TO 26N94W TO 28N93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
WITHIN 25N80W TO 25N83W TO 24N86W TO 20N94W TO 22N87W TO 23N84W 
TO 23N81W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 25N76W TO 23N81W. WITHIN 31N60W 
TO 31N71W TO 29N71W TO 29N68W TO 31N60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 29N79W TO 29N77W TO 
30N75W TO 31N73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 25N72W TO 23N80W. 
WITHIN 31N47W TO 30N60W TO 30N59W TO 29N53W TO 31N47W SW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N65W 
TO 31N78W TO 27N69W TO 29N60W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 24N65W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N78W. WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N53W TO 29N55W TO 
29N51W TO 30N49W TO 31N46W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N69W TO 28N65W TO 28N59W TO 31N53W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N78W TO 26N77W TO 26N70W TO 26N60W TO 28N49W 
TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
WITHIN 26N60W TO 25N70W TO 27N80W TO 23N81W TO 20N73W TO 24N68W 
TO 26N60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 
8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 79W AND 80W FROM 23N TO 28N.

.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 19N59W TO 07N53W TO 07N35W TO 22N35W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 17N47W TO 16N59W TO 07N52W TO 
07N35W TO 21N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 17N59W TO 09N61W TO 06N53W TO 
07N35W TO 28N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N73W TO 14N76W TO 14N78W TO 11N78W TO 11N75W 
TO 12N72W TO 14N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N73W TO 17N76W TO 15N80W TO 10N79W 
TO 10N77W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N64W TO 14N70W TO 13N77W TO 11N75W TO 
11N70W TO 11N66W TO 13N64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. WITHIN 14N75W TO 15N78W TO 13N80W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W TO 
11N75W TO 14N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N64W TO 14N67W TO 15N73W TO 14N79W TO 
10N76W TO 11N70W TO 11N64W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 69W
...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA. WITHIN 10N79W
TO 13N79W TO 15N79W TO 12N81W TO 10N79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N80W TO 22N84W TO 20N87W TO 
18N87W TO 18N84W TO 20N83W TO 22N80W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.