078 
FZNT02 KNHC 232111
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE JAN 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 17N63W TO 18N72W TO 22N82W TO 13N82W TO 10N78W TO 11N66W
TO 17N63W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE AND WINDWARD PASSAGE AND GULF
OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST 
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N64W TO 
22N81W TO 18N88W TO 14N83W TO 09N82W TO 13N63W TO 18N64W... 
INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL AND GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40
KT AND SEAS 12 TO 17 FT FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 74W AND
77.5W...ALSO NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN GULF
OF VENEZUELA.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE
IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N65W TO 18N82W TO 17N84W TO 11N80W TO
10N76W TO 14N61W TO 18N65W...INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE AND GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 
14 TO 16 FT FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 18N65W TO 19N87W TO 16N84W TO 10N83W TO 09N77W TO 13N63W 
TO 18N65W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W...AND ALSO IN GULF OF 
VENEZUELA.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE
IN GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N63W TO 18N76W TO 15N81W TO 10N80W TO
11N70W TO 15N62W TO 18N63W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 13 TO 15 FT FROM 
10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N64W TO 
18N80W TO 16N83W TO 09N82W TO 11N74W TO 12N62W TO 18N64W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROMM 31N36W TO 23N50W TO 20N65W...THEN
STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N73W. WITHIN 29N37W TO 26N51W TO 26N65W TO
25N81W TO 20N74W TO 15N58W TO 29N37W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE AND MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N60W TO 29N60W TO 
28N78W TO 26N57W TO 26N35W TO 31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 17N49W TO 24N44W TO 15N58W TO 11N62W
TO 06N53W TO 07N47W TO 17N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 19N50W TO 18N64W... 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 19N70W. WITHIN 24N42W TO 23N56W TO 
25N64W TO 24N77W TO 17N62W TO 13N59W TO 24N42W...INCLUDING MONA
PASSAGE AND WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N63W TO 30N76W TO 22N78W 
TO 11N51W TO 22N37W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 20N59W TO 22N68W TO 
21N75W TO 19N64W TO 14N60W TO 15N58W TO 20N59W...INCLUDING MONA 
PASSAGE AND WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N35W TO 31N35W TO 26N53W TO 29N77W 
TO 11N62W TO 06N52W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 30N50W TO
31N54W. WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N54W TO 30N53W TO 29N49W TO 30N47W TO
31N44W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N85W TO 27N90W. WITHIN 
29N84W TO 30N86W TO 30N88W TO 28N89W TO 25N87W TO 25N85W TO 
29N84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N88W TO 28N92W TO 24N90W TO 22N87W TO 24N84W 
TO 29N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN 27N86W TO 
28N91W TO 27N93W TO 25N92W TO 26N89W TO 25N85W TO 27N86W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.36 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 HAGEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.