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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 14
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 15
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 61N57W 992 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. OVER ICE FREE WATERS WITHIN
120 NM OF THE GREENLAND W COAST FROM 60N TO 63N WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM LOW CENTER WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED OVER GREENLAND. N OF 63N
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 40N63W 1007 MB MOVING N 20 KT.
FROM 35N TO 45N BETWEEN 56W AND 62W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13
TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 50N BETWEEN 48W AND 72W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N61W 996 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE
LOW TO 43N56W TO 31N60W. WITHIN 420 NM NE...480 NM E AND 360 NM
SE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N55W 995 MB. OVER ICE FREE WATERS N OF
48N AND W OF 41W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W AREA OF W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 50N79W 995 MB. W OF A
LINE FROM 44N67W TO 36N70W TO 32N76W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 48N69W 997 MB. WITHIN 360
NM E AND 720 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 37N55W 1016 MB. FROM 31N TO 48N
BETWEEN 48W AND 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.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 36N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W AREA OF E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 37W AND 48W AREA OF E
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 51N
BETWEEN 46W AND 55W AND FROM 52N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 55N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 58N BETWEEN 38W AND 52W
AND WITHIN 120 NM OF 42N67W.

.HIGH 42N39W 1040 MB MOVING N 05 KT WILL TURN E AFTER 24 HOURS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N39W 1038 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N36W 1034 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N73W 1024 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH S OF AREA.

.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 1200 UTC TUE MAY 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N74W TO 24N80W.  TROUGH FROM
31N66W TO 23N70W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH  S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 77W  NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT MERGE WITH TROUGH FROM 31N60W TO
26N65W TO 23N80W.  WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT  NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT  S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 19N67W.
N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 65W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 8
FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 28N E OF 40W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 40W N OF 24N.  N OF 28N FROM
TROUGH TO 42W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.  N OF
29N E OF TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 26N44W TO 31N46W.  N OF 29N E OF
TROUGH  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 47W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W  NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 13 BETWEEN 73W AND 78W  NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO
14N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W  NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W  NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.