High Seas Forecast
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FZNT02 KNHC 090417
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE DEC 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 23N87W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 20N95W TO
20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N92W TO 22N96W TO 26N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W
TO 18.5N94W TO 20N93W TO 22N92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 26N86W TO 27N90W TO 27N91W TO
22N96W TO 22N92W TO 21N95W TO 26N86W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23N86W TO 18N93W.
WITHIN 20N93W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N94W TO 20N93W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N93W TO 19N95W TO 18N94W TO
19N94W TO 20N93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N91W TO 26N87W TO 27N90W TO 24N96W TO
20N96W TO 20N94W TO 24N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81W TO 21N89W. WITHIN
20N92W TO 19N94.5W TO 19N93W TO 19.5N92W TO 20N92W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN DECAYING N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N76W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 31N73W
TO 31N80W TO 29N80W TO 31N60W TO 26N68W 30N79W TO 30N78W TO
30N75W TO 31N73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 26N68W AND
STATIONARY FRONT TO 25N80W. WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N60W TO 29N59W TO
28.5N57W TO 29N49W TO 31N47W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N60W TO 31N70W TO 31N76W TO
29N73W TO 27N60W TO 28N50W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N41W TO 30N43W AND
STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N53W. WITHIN 31N36W TO 31N51W TO 31N64W TO
24N67W TO 27N55W TO 28N43W TO 31N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 27N72W TO 25N78W. WITHIN 31N57W
TO 31N62W TO 31N67W TO 28N71W TO 28N64W TO 29N58W TO 31N57W SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N53W TO
31N60W TO 31N67W TO 28N72W TO 27N64W TO 28N58W TO 31N53W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO BE OVERTAKEN BY NEW COLD FRONT
FROM 31N60W TO 26N68W AND STATIONARY FRONT TO 25N80W. CONDITIONS
AS DESCRIBED IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 25N42W TO 31N53W TO 16N53W TO 14N47W TO
19N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO
N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 28N48W TO 22N43W TO
18N49W TO 08N45W TO 08N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 23N43W TO 20N55W TO 12N58W TO
07N52W TO 07N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 17N54W TO 16N60W TO 12N59W TO 08N55W TO 08N47W TO
12N51W TO 17N54W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N49W TO 16N56W TO 12N55W TO 10N58W TO
08N56W TO 08N44W TO 19N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N45W TO 20N52W TO 19N55W TO 14N56W TO
07N53W TO 07N42W TO 17N45W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 13N73W TO 13N74W TO
12N74W TO 11N70W TO 12N70W TO 12N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N73W TO 13N74W TO 14N76W TO
12N76W TO 12N72W TO 14N72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.