FZNT02 KNHC 090825
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI JAN 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JAN 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N91.5W TO 25.5N97.5W. WITHIN
29N94W TO 29N95W TO 29N97W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 28N95W TO
29N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N94W TO 21N97.5W.
WITHIN 24N96W TO 25N97W TO 24N98W TO 23N98W TO 21N97W TO 22N96W
TO 24N96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 4.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 24N98W TO
24N96W TO 27N93W TO 29N93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85.5W TO 24N93W TO 18N94W.
WITHIN 20N95W TO 21N96W TO 21N97W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W
TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N90W
TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 18N94W TO 22N94W TO 29N90W NW TO
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 30N38W TO 30N37W TO 30N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC WITHIN 21N35W TO 22N38W TO 20N38W TO 14N36W TO 13N35W TO
21N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
19N38W TO 22N35W TO 28N35W TO 23N41W TO 13N40W TO 11N35W TO
19N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N35W TO 27N39W TO 20N45W TO 12N44W TO
07N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC WITHIN 08N48W TO 09N50W TO 08N51W TO 07N51W TO 07N47W TO
08N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 31N80W
TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 29N81W TO 30N81W TO 31N80W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N73W TO
20N76W TO 19N77W TO 18N76W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N70W TO 16N80W TO 11N80W TO 10N76W TO 11N70W
TO 13N69W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M W OF 73.5W...AND LESS THAN
2.5 M ELSEWHERE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 26N90W TO 26N92W TO 24N95W TO 22N97W TO
20N96W TO 23N89W TO 26N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 23N90W TO 21N90W TO
22N88W TO 23N88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM
WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N85W TO 30N86W TO 30N87W TO 29N85W TO 30N84W.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.