733
FZNT02 KNHC 310958
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 02.
.WARNINGS.
..ATLC GALE WARNING
.03 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N75W 1009 MB TO
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 31N76W
TO 22N77W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N76W TO 29N74W TO
28N72W TO 29N70W TO 31N69W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WELL N OF AREA
NEAR 35N72W 990 MB. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 31N70W
TO 25N72W TO 21N76W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N68W TO
30N68W TO 28N67W TO 28N66W TO 29N64W TO 31N63W S TO SW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N57W
TO 28N67W TO 31N71W TO 23N76W TO 23N71W TO 27N59W TO
31N57W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N77W TO 31N76W TO 31N81W
TO 26N80W TO 26N79W TO 27N77W TO 29N77W...INCLUDING ATLC
EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N77W TO 27N78W TO 23N81W TO
23N79W TO 27N73W TO 31N71W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND ATLC EXPOSURES...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST INTENSE LOW PRES SYSTEM WELL N OF AREA.
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N68W TO 19N69W. E OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N65W TO 29N65W TO 28N64W TO 28N61W TO
31N59W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN SW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N59W TO 29N63W TO
31N70W TO 24N70W TO 23N64W TO 31N49W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W
TO 25N72W TO 31N69W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN
27N69W TO 31N68W TO 25N75W TO 26N80W TO 23N81W TO 20N73W TO
27N69W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 24N64W TO 18N68W. E
OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N59W TO 28N59W TO 29N56W TO 30N55W
TO 31N51W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. W OF FRONT
WITHIN...31N59W TO 31N70W TO 30N69W TO 29N67W TO 30N63W TO 31N59W
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N60W TO 29N68W TO 31N81W TO
24N81W TO 20N73W TO 21N67W TO 31N59W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 M N OF 24N AND TO 3 M IN THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
..GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING
COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N87W TO 19N95W. W OF FRONT
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 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N85W TO 30N89W
TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W TO 25N85W TO 29N85W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 21N89W. LITTLE
CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N86W
TO 29N87W TO 27N84W TO 27N83W TO 28N83W TO 29N84W NW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N97W TO
19N95W TO 21N89W TO 19N86W TO 24N80W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 26N E OF 87W
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N86W TO 26N86W TO 24N84W TO
24N80W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N95W
TO 21N97W TO 19N92W TO 21N89W TO 19N84W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N88W TO 24N88W TO 22N85W TO
25N81W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. WITHIN 24N88W TO 29N85W TO
26N90W TO 23N93W TO 18N94W TO 21N89W TO 24N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE
AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N83W TO 24.5N86W TO 23N88W TO 20N86W
TO 22N83W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N68W TO 25N67W TO 25N50W TO 19N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N57W TO 25N50W TO 24N44W TO
28N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 28N50W TO 28N41W TO
29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW
SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 20N35W TO 20N40W TO 16N47W TO 12N45W TO 11N58W TO
07N54W TO 07N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN N SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 22N45W TO 23N55W TO 19N60W TO
13N58W TO 07N57W TO 08N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH NW SWELL W OF
55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N35W TO 24N45W TO 21N56W TO 14N58W TO
07N56W TO 09N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N73W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N73W
TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 10N82.5W.
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 17N81W TO 22N84W TO 18N87W TO 15N84W TO
11N83W TO 13N81W TO 17N81W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 3 M IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N74W TO 15N76W TO 09N78W. W
OF FRONT...WITHIN 21N79W TO 21N86W TO 17N87W TO 15N83W TO 09N81W
TO 13N78W TO 21N79W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 M N OF 18N
BETWEEN 84W AND 86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND LESS
THAN 2.5 M IN GULF OF HONDURAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N66W TO 16N70W AND
STATIONARY FRONT TO 13N73W. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N73W
TO 20N79W TO 15N83W TO 09N82W TO 11N76W TO 18N69W...INCLUDING
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. WITHIN 19N79W
TO 20N84W TO 22N86W TO 20N87W TO 16N85W TO 16N82W TO
19N79W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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