230 
FZNT02 KNHC 222052
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON JAN 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JAN 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JAN 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 24.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73.5 AND 77.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N70W TO 
16N83W TO 10N80W TO 10N66W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE 
AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. WITHIN 11N81W TO 13N82W TO 13N83W TO 11N83W TO 10N82W TO 
10N80W TO 11N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N61W TO 19N73W TO 18N82W TO 15N83W TO
10N79W TO 11N66W TO 16N61W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE 
GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR 12N78W. WITHIN 11N81W TO 14N83W TO 11N84W TO 09N82W 
TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 11N81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 14N62W TO 14N63W TO 13N65W TO 12N66W 
TO 12N63W TO 14N62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO 
E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 14N75W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO
11N77W TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. IN GULF OF VENEZUELA NE TO E WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N63W TO 19N76W TO 18N82W TO 13N82W TO 
10N78W TO 10N65W TO 18N63W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 11N79W TO 13N83W TO 
11N84W TO 09N82W TO 10N79W TO 10N76W TO 11N79W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N64W TO 18N85W TO 10N78W TO 11N68W TO
13N62W TO 18N64W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR 12N77W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N65W TO 19N87W TO 09N82W TO 
11N74W TO 11N66W TO 14N61W TO 18N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 19N68W. WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N44W 
TO 30N45W TO 30N43W TO 30N41W TO 31N40W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N71W TO 27N75W TO 25N69W
TO 27N51W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N55W. WITHIN 27N50W TO 25N70W TO 
28N79W TO 24N81W TO 20N74W TO 20N64W TO 27N50W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 20N61W TO 20N67W...
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N73W. WITHIN 30N36W TO 26N56W TO 
25N81W TO 21N76W TO 19N63W TO 21N49W TO 30N36W...INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE AND MONA PASSAGE...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N60W TO 29N78W TO 24N81W TO 19N65W TO 22N48W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N35W TO 
19N50W TO 18N63W. WITHIN 26N39W TO 23N53W TO 24N79W TO 18N63W TO 
13N61W TO 15N50W TO 26N39W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE AND MONA 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N56W TO 29N78W TO 23N80W TO 10N50W TO 22N36W 
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 18N45W TO 15N61W TO 10N60W TO 06N53W TO 
07N37W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N55W TO 19N59W TO 19N62W TO 16N60W TO
14N55W TO 16N53W TO 18N55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N45W TO 19N63W TO 11N62W TO 06N53W TO 
07N44W TO 12N49W TO 22N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA TO THE NORTH 
MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N73W TO 22N81W TO 21N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N84W
TO 18N76W TO 19N73W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND IN GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N79W TO 22N82W TO 19N85W TO 17N84W TO
18N82W TO 19N75W TO 20N79W...INCLUDING IN WINDWARD PASSAGE...E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 27N83W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 20N97W TO 
23N81W TO 27N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N86W TO 25N89W. WITHIN 
30N85W TO 30N87W TO 27N89W TO 26N87W TO 26N85W TO 27N84W TO 
30N85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N88W TO 28N93W TO 23N89W TO 22N87W TO 24N83W 
TO 29N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N91W TO 28N93W TO 27N93W TO 26N91W TO
27N90W TO 28N91W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.