449 
FZNT02 KNHC 290206
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 31.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N73W TO 11N70W
TO 13N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 14N76W TO 12N77W TO 10N76W TO
11N73W TO 11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N75W TO 15N79W TO 
13N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N77W TO 12N77W TO 14N75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE
...AND WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 17N73W TO 16N71W TO 18N70W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 18N70W TO 17N78W TO 15N82W TO
10N80W TO 12N69W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11.5N75.5W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N68.5W TO 26N78W. WITHIN 
31N70W TO 31N77W TO 29N78W TO 29N77W TO 29N74W TO 31N70W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OLD FRONT DIFFUSE. NEW COLD FRONT ALONG 31N
BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N79W TO 30N75W TO 
30N72W TO 31N65W TO 31N64W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N57W TO 22N64W. 
WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N70W TO 29N67W TO 29N58W TO 30N50W TO 31N46W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
31N59W.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 17N50W TO 10N53W TO 06N51W TO 07N35W TO
25N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N35W TO 26N44W TO 22N57W TO 10N58W TO
06N52W TO 18N50W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT E TO SE SWELL N OF 19N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 19N43W TO 07N53W TO 07N41W TO
09N35W TO 24N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N35W TO 25N44W TO 09N59W TO 
06N52W TO 16N45W TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT E TO SE SWELL N OF 20N.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N77W TO 21N80W TO 20N81W TO 19N78W TO 20N77W
TO 21N77W...INCLUDING THE LEE OF CUBA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N78W TO 22N79W TO 21N81W TO 20N80W TO
20N77W TO 20N74W TO 21N78W...INCLUDING THE LEE OF CUBA AND THE
APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 22N74W TO 20N74W TO 20N76W TO
19N76W TO 19N74W TO 21N71W...INCLUDING THE LEE OF CUBA AND THE
APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR 19N75.5W.

.GULF OF MEXICO DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM 
WITHIN 28N96W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 28N96W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N90W TO 27N97W TO 
24N98W TO 21N90W TO 24N89W TO 28N90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FROM 29N95W TO 26N97.5W.
WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N89W TO 23N90W TO 22N88W TO 22N87W TO 24N87W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.