832
FZNT02 KNHC 251016
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU DEC 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT DEC 27.
.WARNINGS.
..ATLC GALE WARNING
COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 28N70W TO 31N77W. W OF FRONT
WITHIN
31N59W TO 31N63W TO 30.5N62W TO 30N60W TO 30N58W TO 31N59W NW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N62W TO 31N70W TO 27N69W TO 28N62W TO
30N58W TO 31N59W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. E
OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N59W TO 28N62W TO 29N55W TO 30N54W
TO 31N52W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 27N58W TO 26N75W.
LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N60W TO 24N73W.
NEW COLD FRONT OFF SE UNITED STATES. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W
TO 31N60W TO 31N72W TO 27N72W TO 24N67W TO 23N56W TO 29N51W TO
31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N W OF
FRONT TO 53W. SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT...WITHIN
31N30W TO 31N42W TO 31N50W TO 25N47W TO 19N44W TO 24N33W TO
27N32W TO 30N30W TO 31N29W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 24N53W AND
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 22N73W. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW
PART OF AREA. E OF WEAKENING FRONT...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO
31N44W TO 28N40W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M. W OF WEAKENING FRONT...WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N57W TO
31N71W TO 27N72W TO 23N68W TO 23N64W TO 28N51W TO 31N46W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N
BETWEEN 50W AND 63W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42W TO
24N48W TO 20N57W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 27N60W TO 28N67W.
W OF COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N59W TO 29N60W TO 30N55W TO
31N53W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 IN NW TO N SWELL. E
OF COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N53W TO 29N55W TO 28N56W TO
30N51W TO 31N47W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E AND SE OF COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N37W TO
31N53W TO 29N55W TO 24N67W TO 19N64W TO 20N50W TO 24N44W TO
28N39W TO 31N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO
N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 41 AND 53W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 27N43W TO 24N54W. WITHIN
31N37W TO 31N46W TO 31N54W TO 26N63W TO 23N73W TO 17N60W TO
21N46W TO 27N38W TO 31N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M
IN SWELL EXCEPT IN NW TO N SWELL W OF 50W...INCLUDING IN ATLC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N44W TO 26N46W TO 16N48W TO 22N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH
WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N74W TO 20N74W TO 19N76W TO 20N81W TO
17N78W TO 17N76W TO 19N74W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND
WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N78W TO 10N77W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N71W TO 17N71W TO 16N70W TO 18N70W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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.
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