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FZNT01 KWBC 142158
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 14
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 15
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 16

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 62N56W 999 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. OVER ICE FREE WATERS WITHIN
120 NM OF THE GREENLAND W COAST FROM 61N TO 64N WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM LOW CENTER WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED OVER GREENLAND. CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 42N61W 1007 MB MOVING N 20 KT.
FROM 35N TO 46N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 52N BETWEEN 48W AND 71W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N62W 997 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE
LOW TO 43N55W TO 31N60W. WITHIN 480 NM NE...540 NM E AND 360 NM
SE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N54W 1000 MB. OVER ICE FREE WATERS N OF
55N AND W OF 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W AREA OF W
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 46N74W 996 MB. W OF A
LINE FROM 44N67W TO 36N69W TO 32N73W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 47N66W 995 MB. FRONT TO
EXTEND FROM 46N63W TO 34N76W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 49N53W 1010 MB. FROM 32N TO 55N
BETWEEN 44W AND 53W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
63N W OF 55W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 31N TO 34N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W AREA OF E TO NE WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 34N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W AREA OF E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 53N
BETWEEN 45W AND 60W AND FROM 53N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 56N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE TO EXTEND
FROM 60N40W TO 47N55W.

.HIGH 44N39W 1041 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N72W 1024 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N66W 1022 MB.

.FORECASTER LEE. 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 1800 UTC TUE MAY 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N64W TO 24N75W TO 23N79W TO 21N79W. N OF 29N
BETWEEN 66W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 22N71W. N OF 30N E OF TROUGH TO 62W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MERGED WITH TROUGH FROM 31N59W TO 25N65W
TO 21N76W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 23N65W. N OF 30N W OF
FRONT TO 59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 27N E OF 40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N41W TO 25N42W. N OF 28N E OF
41W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN
41W AND 45W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N46W TO 27N44W. WINDS LESS 20
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM S OF 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.