FZNT02 KNHC 200243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JAN 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JAN 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75W TO 11N75W
TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N71W TO 16N77W TO 15N80W TO 11N81W TO
10N76W TO 11N70W TO 16N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO
10N77W TO 12N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 16N75W TO 14N80W TO 11N82W
TO 09N77W TO 13N72W TO 15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N75W TO
15N81W TO 12N82W TO 09N80W TO 09N77W TO 12N73W TO 14N75W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO
10N77W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N75W TO 15N77W TO 12N81W TO 10N80W TO
09N77W TO 11N78W TO 13N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 10N77W TO
11N74W TO 11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N65W
TO 18N65W TO 16N70W TO 16N75W TO 14N77W TO 13N75W TO 17N65W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 26N74W TO 26N76W TO 26N77W TO 24N77W TO 24N75W TO
25N74W TO 26N74W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N71W TO 28N70W TO 26N77W TO 27N80W TO
23N80W TO 23N75W TO 27N71W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N70W TO 27N78W TO 24N73W TO
31N57W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N73W TO
20N73W TO 20N72W TO 20N71W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC WITHIN 28N35W TO 29N55W TO 23N65W TO 15N61W
TO 07N45W TO 07N35W TO 28N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 27N57W TO 22N66W TO 07N47W TO
07N35W TO 27N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 27N55W TO 22N72W TO 06N50W TO
08N35W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N74W TO
20N75W TO 19N75W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N82W TO 22N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 17N83W
TO 20N82W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N84W TO 18N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO
16N87W TO 17N84W TO 18N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 21N79W TO 22N83W
TO 21N85W TO 20N85W TO 20N82W TO 20N80W TO 21N79W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N81W TO 24N83W TO
23N82W TO 23N81W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N82W TO 27N85W TO 25N88W TO 22N85W TO
23N81W TO 27N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 21N90W TO 22N91W TO
21N92W TO 20N92W TO 19N91W TO 20N91W TO 21N90W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N83W TO 24N84W TO 23N84W TO 23N83W TO
24N82W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.

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

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.