969 
FZNT02 KNHC 262148
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU DEC 26 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 27N70W. WITHIN 
31N59W TO 31N66W TO 29N68W TO 28N66W TO 30N63W TO 31N59W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N56W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 26N60W TO 25N68W. WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N65W TO 27N66W TO 28N60W 
TO 31N56W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N54W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 25N56W TO 23N68W. NW OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N65W TO 
26N64W TO 24N62W TO 25N56W TO 31N54W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT...WITHIN 28N53W TO 27N55W TO 25N56W 
TO 26N54W TO 28N53W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N52W 1002 MB WITH COLD FRONT 
TO 25N52W TO 21N64W. NW OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N56W TO 
29N55W TO 28N53W TO 31N54W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N58W TO 31N64W 
TO 26N63W TO 22N57W TO 25N52W TO 31N53W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT...WITHIN 24N48W TO 27N48W TO 
25N52W TO 25N52W TO 23N51W TO 24N48W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 30N52W TO 26N52W TO 25N48W TO 
24N42W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN DECAYING 
N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N81W TO 28N80W. WITHIN 
31N79W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 29N79W TO 31N79W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N81W TO 28N80W. LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TO DISSIPATE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N73W TO 21N74W TO 
19N75W TO 20N73W TO 20N72W TO 21N73W...INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N73W TO 21N74W TO 19N75W TO 20N73W TO 
20N72W TO 21N73W...INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO 10N76W
TO 11N74W TO 12N74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.