718  
FZNT02 KNHC 100317  
HSFAT2  
 
HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC SAT JAN 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS  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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 10.  
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 11.  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 12.  
 
.WARNINGS.  
   
..CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING
 
 
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO  
11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO  
3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N70W TO 16N75W TO 16N79W TO 10N79W TO  
12N75W TO 11N72W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M E OF 73.5W AND  
2.5 TO 3.0 M W OF 73.5W.   
12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
 
EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 16N74W TO 13N79W TO 10N80W TO  
11N74W TO 11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO  
3.0 M W OF 74W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N73W TO  
10N72W TO 11N70W TO 12N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
   
..GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING
 
 
.GULF OF AMERICA 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO  
26N97W. WITHIN 28N95W TO 29N96W TO 29N97W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO  
26N97W TO 28N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5  
TO 3.5 M.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 21N97.5W. WITHIN  
25N97W TO 23N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N96W TO 25N97W NW TO N  
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE  
WITHIN 28N93W TO 29N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO 24N96W  
TO 28N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88.5W TO 24N94W TO 18.5N95W.  
WITHIN 23N96W TO 24N97W TO 23N98W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO  
23N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N  
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N91W  
TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 23N95W TO 28N91W NW TO N WINDS  
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.   
30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE
 
EXCEPT WINDS TO 45 KT WITHIN 60  
NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N92W TO 21N94W THEN  
STATIONARY TO 18.5N93.5W. WITHIN 21N94W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO  
19N96W TO 18N95W TO 18N94W TO 21N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF  
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M.  
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N88W TO 25N97W TO 20N97W TO 19N92W TO 22N91W  
TO 25N85W TO 30N88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.  
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  
 
.ATLC WITHIN 26N35W TO 21N42W TO 15N42W TO 08N35W TO 26N35W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 11N41W TO 07N42W TO 07N35W TO  
19N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.  
 
.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. WITHIN  
31N74W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N78W TO  
31N74W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74.5W TO 27N80.5W. WITHIN  
31N75W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 31N75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.  
 
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N79W TO 20N81W TO  
19N77W TO 17N72W TO 18N70W TO 20N73W TO 22N79W...INCLUDING  
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...THE LEE OF  
CUBA...AND S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25  
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N71W TO 18N72W TO 17N72W TO  
17N71W TO 17N70W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING S OF THE DOMINICAN  
REPUBLIC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 23N90W TO 21N90W TO  
22N88W TO 23N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5  
M.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS  
LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 
.GULF OF AMERICA 03 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY  
LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 30.5N86.5W TO 30.5N87W TO 30.5N88W TO  
30.5N88.5W TO 30N88W TO 30N86.5W TO 30.5N86.5W.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.  
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.  
 

 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.  
 
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