High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED DEC 24 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM N. WITHIN
31N60W TO 31N71W TO 30N69W TO 30N64W TO 31N60W W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 27N74W. WITHIN
31N57.5W TO 31N61.5W TO 30.5N62W TO 30N60.5W TO 30N58W TO
31N57.5W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N73W TO 27N70W TO 27N61W TO 31N53W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N74W. LITTLE
CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 21N70W. WITHIN
31N57W TO 31N71W TO 30N71W TO 30N66W TO 30N63W TO 30N58W TO
31N57W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N72W TO 22N71W TO 21N66W TO 24N52W
TO 31N44W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 20N60W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO
20N70W. WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N46W TO 27N50W TO 25N51W TO 24N50W TO
26N45W TO 31N40W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N63W TO 25N76W TO 20N71W TO
19N62W TO 25N48W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 25N36W TO 31N35W TO
31N49W TO 23N59W TO 20N69W TO 14N57W TO 25N36W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 28N42W TO 26N39W TO
25N35W TO 31N35W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 14N77W TO 13N80W TO 11N80W TO 09N78W
TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N78W TO 10N78W TO
10N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73.5W TO 20N75W TO
19.5N75.5W TO 19N75.5W TO 19N74W TO 19.5N74W TO 20N73.5W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N73W TO 20N75W TO 19N76W TO 18N77W TO
17N77W TO 17N75W TO 19N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA... 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.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N79W TO 22N87W TO 20N88W TO 18N84W TO 19N79W
TO 21N79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.