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927 FZNT01 KWBC 121005 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC WED JUN 12 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR INFORMATION ON ATLANTIC ICEBERGS SEE INFORMATION FROM NORTH ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP (ALL LOWERCASE). THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL JULY 29 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JUN 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 14. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW E OF AREA 58N32W 994 MB MOVING NE 15 KT THEN TURNING MORE NW AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 600 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM 48N35W TO 43N50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW E OF AREA 60N26W 991 MB AND SECOND LOW 62N35W 993 MB. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 360 NM SW QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM SW QUADRANT OF MAIN LOW...FROM 43N TO 48N E OF 40W AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 56N35W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW E OF AREA NEAR 62N29W 987 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S OF A LINE FROM 61N48W TO 58N35W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 56N38W. ALSO S OF 60N WITHIN 600 NM SW QUADRANT AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT N OF 64N SEAS 9 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 48N35W TO 60N52W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 59N30W 1004 MB. FROM 48N TO 64N E OF 37W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 39N63W 1012 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 420 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N57W 1008 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 45N55W TO 36N58W. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N50W 1000 MB. FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 38W AND 54W AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .LOW 61N39W 999 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 300 NM W AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM OF THE E GREENLAND COAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW E OF AREA 62N26W DESCRIBED ABOVE IN WARNINGS SECTION. .N OF 64N W OF GREENLAND AREA OF W TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 31N TO 34N E OF 43W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 35N E OF 47W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 39W AND 48W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 55N TO 63N W OF 58W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 55N TO 65N W OF 57W AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 31N75W 1011 MB. FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 48N47W TO 42N55W...FROM 55N TO 61N E OF 37W...N OF 63N E OF 40W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 65N53W TO 67N58W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 53N BETWEEN 45W AND 61W...AND N OF 63N E OF 40W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 46N BETWEEN 56W TO 70W...WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 53N41W TO 48N51W TO 42N53W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 52N49W TO 62N61W. .FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED JUN 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUN 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUN 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE FROM 31N68W TO 25N73W TO 2278W. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N79W 1012 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N81W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N78W 1011 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N81W. FROM 27N TO 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N77W 1011 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N81W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32N76W 1009 MB. N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 8 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.