000
FZNT02 KNHC 151955
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED JAN 15 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N65W TO 21N76W. WITHIN 31N48W 
TO 31N75W TO 29N68W TO 30N49W TO 31N48W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N65W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N71W 
TO 19N66W TO 09N52W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N46W TO 27N56W TO 
20N69W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N74W TO 25N73W TO 23N64W TO 31N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 31N54W. WITHIN 19N35W TO 15N40W TO 11N41W TO 07N48W TO 
08N42W TO 07N35W TO 19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 26N50W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 20N64W. WITHIN 28N35W TO 31N35W 
TO 31N56W TO 20N68W TO 20N52W TO 28N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N39W.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N78W. WITHIN 
31N65W TO 31N79W TO 29N77W TO 28N74W TO 31N65W W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 26N76W. WITHIN 
31N59W TO 31N72W TO 30N71W TO 29N68W TO 29N61W TO 31N59W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
31N56W TO 31N76W TO 29N76W TO 29N73W TO 28N61W TO 31N56W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N78W TO 11N80W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W
TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N79W TO 22N81W TO 22N82W TO 
21N82W TO 20N80W TO 20N77W TO 22N79W...INCLUDING IN THE LEE OF 
CUBA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 19N74W 
TO 20N73W TO 20N75W TO 18N77W TO 17N77W TO 17N76W TO 19N74W... 
INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 17N69W TO 18N69W TO 18N71W TO 
16N74W TO 15N74W TO 15N72W TO 17N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO TROUGH FROM 27N96W TO 18.5N93W. WITHIN 24N96W TO 
28N94W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W TO 24N96W... 
INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 26N88W TO 26N91W TO 27N94W TO 
25N95W TO 24N94W TO 23N91W TO 26N88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 23.5N TO 26N BETWEEN 90W 
AND TROUGH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN TSTMS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26.5N90.5W TO 23N94.5W TO 19N92W. 
WITHIN 28N90W TO 27N97W TO 24N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N95W TO 24N95W 
TO 28N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 21.5N96W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.