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FZNT01 KWBC 181556
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT MAY 18 2013

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 20

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 61N43W 991 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 39W
AND 48W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S AND 300 NM
W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N38W 997 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 61N48W TO
58N42W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN
120 NM AND 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9
TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF AREA 65N34W 1005 MB. WITHIN 480
NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 64N40W 990 MB DRIFTING SW. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 64N E
OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 11
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
63N38W ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION OVER FORECAST WATERS
FROM 55N TO 64N E OF 53W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION E OF A
LINE FROM 63N53W TO 56N45W AND ELSEWHERE E OF GREENLAND WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 65N34W IN
WARNINGS SECTION.

.LOW 45N53W 1010 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
420 NM NW SEMICIRCLE...BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM S QUADRANT AND
BETWEEN 300 NM AND 720 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N51W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N AND NW AND
540 NM SW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 49N41W
TO 38N49W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 49N52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N50W 1013 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND NW
SEMICIRCLES AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 52N35W TO 36N46W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 43N65W TO 34N76W AREA OF S TO
SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N65W 1006 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE
FROM 62N50W TO 64N57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 65N AND W OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 50N
BETWEEN 43W AND 52W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 50N TO 54N
E OF 37W.

.DENSE FOG. 48 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM
FROM 41N TO 44N W OF 67W.

.HIGH 41N70W 1027 MB MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N65W 1030 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N62W 1029 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 54N57W 1027 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 55N51W 1022 MB.

.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 1200 UTC SAT MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W TO 75W E TO NE
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.