FZNT02 KNHC 150824
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JAN 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 24N80W. WITHIN 31N68W TO 30N75W TO
31N81W TO 29N80W TO 28N73W TO 29N71W TO 31N68W SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 3.0 M N OF 30N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST REINFORCED COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22.5N79W.
WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N72W TO 29N73W TO 29N71W TO 31N68W SW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N62W TO
31N81W TO 23N80W TO 24N73W TO 31N62W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF
FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 31N64W TO 21N76W.
WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N74W TO 29N70W TO 28N65W TO 29N62W TO 31N58W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N64W TO
31N74W TO 31N79W TO 25N80W TO 24N74W TO 28N64W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 21N75.5W.
WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N72W TO 26N70W TO 23N73W TO 25N67W TO 31N59W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 22N92W TO 22.5N97.5W. WITHIN 30N85W
TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 26N85W TO 30N85W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE BETWEEN
85W AND 88.5W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF BASIN. WITHIN 28N83W TO
28N84W TO 26N85W TO 23N84W TO 23N81W TO 25N81W TO 28N83W...
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N85W TO 27N91W TO 22N96W TO
19N95W TO 22N90W TO 23N84W TO 28N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 25N53W TO 18N46W TO 06N51W TO 07N39W TO
11N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 30N43W TO 26N45W TO 24N42W TO
22N35W TO 30N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 23N56W TO 11N58W TO 07N41W TO 16N44W
TO 15N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 28N47W TO 20N59W TO 15N56W TO
21N45W TO 17N35W TO 30N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N42W TO 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 21N60W
TO 11N58W TO 07N35W TO 21N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W
TO 10N72W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 15N75W TO 14N76W TO 12N75W TO
11N72W TO 12N69W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M W OF
74W.

.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80.5W TO 20N87.5W.
WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 21N78W TO 17N88W.
WITHIN 21N79W TO 21N78W TO 22N81W TO 21N83W TO 18N86W TO 18N84W
TO 21N79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N86.5W TO 21N86W TO 21N85.5W TO 22N85W...
INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N77.5W TO 16N84W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.