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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC FRI MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FROM APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 15, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
ATLANTIC, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCLUDE ALL
FORECASTS OF WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS 8 FEET OR GREATER.
ALSO, PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS
_TROPICAL.PHP FOR A PROPOSAL, AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS, TO
INCREASE READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS
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 MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 38N71W 996 MB MOVING NE 25 KT.
WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 43N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ALSO FROM 36N TO 47N BETWEEN 53W AND 67W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N64W 974 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 57N
BETWEEN 46W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST
S OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N64W 984 MB. BETWEEN 480 NM AND 660 NM
NE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 900 NM NE...180 NM E...480 NM S...AND 180 NM W QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 32N62W 1007 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 47W
AND 63W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE
WITH LOW 46N64W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N39W 1006 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. WITHIN 480 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 45N51W TO 36N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18
FT...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 40N E OF 45W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 37N TO 50N E OF 40W AREA
OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF A LINE FROM 57N45W TO 62N35W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS N OF 51N E OF 42W AREA OF N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 52N E OF 44W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 44N46W 994
MB. FROM 31N TO 50N BETWEEN 39W AND 50W...AND FROM 31N TO 42N
BETWEEN 50W AND 79W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
37N71W TO 46N43W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NW OF A LINE FROM 40N64W TO 45N43W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 51N BETWEEN 46W AND
53W...AND FROM 46N TO 50N BETWEEN 58W AND 63W.

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 47W...AND N OF A
LINE FROM 62N41W TO 64N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF 53W...AND N
OF A LINE FROM 62N41W TO 64N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM SW OF
GREENLAND...AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N42W TO 64N35W.

.FORECASTER KELLS. 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 FRI MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N57W 1008 MB. WITHIN 28N46W TO 31N48W TO
31N57W TO 22N50W TO 23N47W TO 28N46W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 25N47W TO 30N57W TO
1N66W TO 20N59W TO 17N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 17 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N E OF 43W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N50W
TO 29N48W TO 25N47W TO 24N46W TO 27N44W TO 31N45W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W
TO 25N45W TO 31N60W TO 21N54W TO 10N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 24N41W TO 19N41W TO 13N46W TO
07N46W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 22N78W. WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N80W
TO 24N80W TO 24N76W TO 31N71W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N72W. WITHIN
31N58W
TO 31N71W TO 29N68W TO 27N62W TO 31N58W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N62W TO 31N70W TO 31N76W TO
28N78W TO 23N74W TO 22N69W TO 26N62W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 19N65W. WITHIN
31N48W
TO 31N70W TO 23N73W TO 19N69W TO 21N62W TO 31N48W...INCLUDING
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N81W TO 21N81W TO 21N84W TO 22N87W TO 18N88W
TO 17N85W TO 20N81W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N78W TO 20N80W TO 19N80W TO
19N77W TO 18N75W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N69W TO 18N69W TO 18N70W TO 18N72W TO
16N73W TO 16N71W TO 17N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 10N76W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N82W TO 24N83W TO 23N81W TO
25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 26N85W TO 26N87W TO 25N88W TO 23N88W
TO 22N85W TO 23N83W TO 26N85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 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 ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.


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