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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Atlantic)


947 
FZNT02 KNHC 232135
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI JAN 23 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 25N43W TO 18N53W TO 12N46W TO 14N35W TO
25N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST FROM 09N
TO 18N BETWEEN 37W AND 53W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N35W TO 30N54W TO
22N71W TO 07N55W TO 07N35W TO 26N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN 
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N48W TO 21N62W TO 07N54W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 23N44W TO 19N61W TO 11N61W TO
09N51W TO 12N45W TO 07N35W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC 
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 31N81W. WITHIN 
31N77W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 30N77W TO 
31N77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO LIFT N OF 31N AS A WARM FRONT. WITHIN
31N61W TO 31N71W TO 30N71W TO 30N68W TO 31N62W TO 31N61W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N58W TO 
30N70W TO 31N71W TO 31N81W TO 28N78W TO 28N67W TO 29N61W TO 
31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
30N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL BETWEEN
58W AND 72W AND IN E SWELL W OF 72W.

.CARIBBEAN 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 10N77W TO
11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF MEXICO 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 
24N98W. E OF FRONT WITHIN 30N88W TO 30N92W TO 27.5N93W TO 
26N89W TO 27N87.5W TO 29N89W TO 30N88W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N94W TO 30N94W TO 
29N96W TO 27N97W TO 25N97W TO 25N96W TO 28N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 26N94W TO 22N98W. E 
OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N87W TO 30N87W TO 30N89W TO 28N90W TO 27N92W 
TO 27N90W TO 29N87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. W 
OF FRONT...WITHIN 28N91W TO 29N90W TO 29N96W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W 
TO 23N96W TO 28N91W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.