FZNT02 KNHC 181017
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN JAN 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 20N96W. WITHIN 29N86W TO 31N87W TO
29N93W TO 27N97W TO 21N97W TO 24N94W TO 29N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF THE AREA. WITHIN 24N81W TO
27N83W TO 24N86W TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO 21N89W TO
24N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 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 4.0 M. WITHIN 28N83W
TO 28N85W TO 25N97W TO 21N97W TO 22N93W TO 25N86W TO 28N83W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N92W TO 20N93W TO 20N94W TO 18N95W TO
19N92W TO 20N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 24N83W TO
27N83W TO 23N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N91W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO
28N80W TO 28N79W TO 31N76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 30N74W TO 31N71W TO 31N76W TO 28N78W TO
27N77W TO 27N76W TO 30N74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N72W TO 30N71W TO 30N70W TO
31N68W TO 31N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO
SW SWELL. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N78W TO 30N78W TO 29N77W TO 30N76W
TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N62W TO 20N68W TO 13N61W
TO 14N48W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N54W TO 22N67W TO 13N60W
TO 07N48W TO 07N35W TO 29N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 31N47W TO 22N67W TO 15N61W
TO 14N35W TO 28N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
WITHIN 14N35W TO 14N58W TO 10N53W TO 07N53W TO 07N35W TO 14N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N71W TO 17N79W TO 15N81W TO 11N81W TO 10N77W
TO 12N70W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 17N65W TO 18N66W TO
17N67W TO 16N67W TO 16N65W TO 17N65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 17N75W TO 13N80W TO 11N80W
TO 11N71W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N73W TO 15N75W TO 15N78W TO 11N80W
TO 10N79W TO 10N77W TO 13N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. WITHIN 12N69W TO 12N71W TO 11N72W TO 12N69W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF AMERICA 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N84W TO
22N87W TO 21N87W TO 20N88W TO 18N87W TO 19N86W TO
22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N86W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO 17N87W
TO 18N86W TO 20N86W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N84W TO 19N86W TO 18N86W TO 18N84W TO
19N83W TO 20N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.