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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC TUE MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 21
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 22
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 23

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 49N45W 1010 MB MOVING N 20 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 55N40W TO
THE LOW TO 36N41W. WITHIN 300 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N47W 1000 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF
LOW EXCEPT 420 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT. ALSO WITHIN 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 53N36W TO 32N41W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N43W 1013 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 41N60W 1010 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF LOW
EXCEPT 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N49W 1013 MB. WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N44W 1020 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 62N W OF 54W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 64N54W 1012 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND W
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 35N W OF 67W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 31N72W TO 42N65W...AND WITHIN
240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 46N61W TO 40N55W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 55N
BETWEEN 35W AND 46W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W
AND FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 46N W OF 56W.

.HIGH 32N59W 1025 MB MOVING SW 05 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N61W 1025 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N59W 1029 MB.

.HIGH 45N57W 1020 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N57W 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 46N48W 1028 MB.

.FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 TUE MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.