761  
FZNT02 KNHC 200416  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC MON JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 MON JAN 20.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JAN 21.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 22.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING
 
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 21N89W TO 19N93W. WITHIN 25N84W TO  
29N83W TO 30N89W TO 29N94W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W TO 25N84W...    
..INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
 
N TO NE WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF  
COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT IN N  
SWELL FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT JUST SE OF AREA. TROUGH  
NEAR TEXAS COAST. WITHIN 24N82W TO 26N85W TO 29N90W TO 30N94W TO  
27N97W TO 24N92W TO 20N92W TO 21N86W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING THE  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST IN AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.  
.33 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26.5N96.5W 1020 MB. WITHIN  
29N94W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N95W TO 28N94W TO  
29N94W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14  
FT FROM 27N TO 28N W OF 95W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N93W  
TO 30N95W TO 29N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N92W TO 29N91W NE WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA  
WITHIN 26N87W TO 27N92W TO 27N97W TO 22N92W TO 21N86W TO 23N85W  
TO 26N87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN  
CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 26N86W THEN  
STATIONARY FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 24N91W 1018 MB. COLD FRONT  
FROM LOW PRES TO 18N93W. WITHIN 29N89W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO  
25N97W TO 25N95W TO 27N91W TO 29N89W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 25N95W TO 25N98W TO 22N98W  
TO 19N95W TO 21N94W TO 23N95W TO 25N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM  
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19  
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
   
ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. E OF FRONT
 
WITHIN  
31N66W TO 31N77W TO 30N71W TO 30N68W TO 31N66W SW WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N77W TO 31N81W TO  
28N80W TO 29N78W TO 31N77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM E OF  
FRONT N OF 27N.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 28N75W  
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N80W. WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N76W TO  
30N75W TO 29N76W TO 30N74W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8  
TO 9 FT IN DECAYING W TO NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 30N74W TO  
29N76W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 29N77W TO 28N79W TO 28N76W TO 30N75W TO  
29N77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
 
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N56W TO 26N55W TO 23N47W TO 27N35W TO  
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT  
11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 30N E OF 40W. WITHIN 23N35W TO  
20N46W TO 25N53W TO 20N66W TO 08N51W TO 10N35W TO 23N35W...    
..INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
 
WINDS 20 KT OR  
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W N  
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN  
31N35W TO 31N52W TO 27N53W TO 20N65W TO 20N40W TO 21N35W TO  
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
WITHIN 20N43W TO 20N58W TO 20N65W TO 16N61W TO 10N60W TO 10N50W  
TO 15N45W TO 20N43W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N40W TO 23N50W TO 21N56W TO 16N61W TO  
12N58W TO 12N51W TO 23N40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT  
IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO  
26N58W TO 20N68W TO 17N62W TO 10N61W TO 07N52W TO 07N35W TO  
24N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND  
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT FROM 22N TO 31N E OF 38W.  
 
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N76W TO 13N75W TO 13N76W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W  
TO 11N75W TO 12N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N65W TO 16N73W TO 17N76W TO 15N79W TO 10N78W  
TO 14N73W TO 15N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO  
E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 18N72W TO 16N78W TO 12N79W TO  
11N75W TO 12N72W TO 11N70W TO 15N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 11N75W. WITHIN 13N66W TO 12N62W TO 17N62W  
TO 15N70W TO 11N70W TO 13N66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9  
FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
 

 
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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