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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SAT MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 38N67W 1006 MB MOVING E 05 KT. FROM 40N TO 43N BETWEEN 58W
AND 70W...WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT AND FROM 33N TO 42N BETWEEN
46W AND 61W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N65W 1008 MB. FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN
53W AND 66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N61W 1007 MB. FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN
48W AND 61W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW 48N42W 1014 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 40N TO 50N E OF 40W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW
E OF AREA 60N28W DESCRIBED BELOW.

.LOW 56N40W 1011 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND
E...180 NM N AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 60N28W 1002 MB. E OF A LINE FROM
64N35W TO 60N40W TO 47N42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 64N28W 990 MB. N OF 60N E OF 38W
AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 45N E OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.

.N OF 60N BETWEEN 51W AND 58W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 34N73W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N73W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 42N
BETWEEN 63W AND 70W...FROM 45N TO 49N BETWEEN 42W AND 49W...FROM
50N TO 57N BETWEEN 35W AND 43W...AND FROM 54N TO 57N W OF 57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 43N BETWEEN 61W AND 69W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 43N BETWEEN 51W AND
63W...AND FROM 53N TO 57N W OF 51W.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 62N60W TO 66N53W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 66N W OF 54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.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 SAT MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 14N74W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO
12N73W TO 11N71W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 15N72W TO 14N73W TO 12N73W TO
12N71W TO 13N69W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N73W TO
14N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N75W TO 13N74W TO 13N72W TO 14N73W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N85W TO 22N86W TO 20N87W TO 17N87W TO 16N85W
TO 17N84W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 18N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO
16N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N87W TO 25N87W TO 24N88W TO 24N89W TO
23N89W TO 23N88W TO 24N87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.