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000 FZNT01 KWBC 141535 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC THU MAR 14 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAR 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 16. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N41W 980 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 31N58W TO 38N63W TO 52N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 38N44W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 42N38W 984 MB. FROM 34N TO 55N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 41N40W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N35W 975 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ALSO N OF 37N E OF 42W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N72W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N68W 1001 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N54W 990 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 300 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 46W AND 65W...AND FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 58N43W 1005 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. N OF 58N E OF 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N42W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW 53N35W DESCRIBED ABOVE IN WARNINGS SECTION. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 58N TO 62N BETWEEN 39W AND 46W...AND WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 45N57W TO 40N50W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 53N E OF 40W...AND WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 61W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 56N E OF 51W...FROM 61N TO 63N BETWEEN 40W AND GREENLAND COAST...FROM 43N TO 45N BETWEEN 49W AND 61W...AND WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE BETWEEN 59W AND 63W. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 48W...AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 48W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 62N41W TO 64N35W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 47W...FROM 48N TO 51N W OF 51W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N41W TO 63N35W. .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 1200 UTC THU MAR 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 16. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N68W TO 14N73W TO 13N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N66W TO 12N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N73W TO 14N78W TO 13N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N73W TO 11N66W TO 14N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 12N79W TO 10N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N69W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N78W TO 13N81W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W TO 13N69W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 11N78W TO 12N73W TO 11N67W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 15N78W TO 12N81W TO 09N77W TO 11N74W TO 11N67W TO 15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 11.5N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N70W TO 15N74W TO 13N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N72W TO 11N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N73W TO 17N76W TO 14N81W TO 11N81W TO 10N78W TO 11N69W TO 16N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 14N76W TO 12N78W TO 12N73W TO 11N68W TO 11N67W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N69W TO 15N77W TO 14N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N73W TO 11N67W TO 14N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 23N45W...THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N55W...THEN SURFACE TROUGH TO 21N71W. WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N54W TO 30N50W TO 29N41W TO 31N39W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N66W TO 22N67W TO 09N56W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF LINE 31N59W TO 25N48W TO 31N36W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 14N59W TO 06N53W TO 10N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 49W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N46W TO 20N46W TO 11N59W TO 07N56W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .ATLC WITHIN 11N36W TO 12N45W TO 06N52W TO 07N35W TO 11N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE. .ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N70W TO 21N73W TO 20N76W TO 17N75W TO 16N72W TO 18N70W TO 20N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N88W TO 25N92W TO 22N94W TO 19N93W TO 21N90W TO 22N87W TO 24N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .42 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 DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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