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237 FZNT01 KWBC 150948 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC WED MAY 15 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 17. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 34N74W 1005 MB MOVING N 15 KT. FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 38N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N73W 1000 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM NE...180 NM AND 420 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 64W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 37N67W. FROM 37N TO 41N W OF 59W...FROM 33N TO 37N W OF 70W AND FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN 58W AND 67W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 90 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 57N40W TO 58N46W TO 61N51W AREA OF NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 51N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W...WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N40W TO 58N48W TO 62N54W TO 65N56W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N35W TO 57N40W TO 60N50W TO 63N54W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 39N57W 1006 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 45N55W TO 39N50W TO 32N48W AND WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N53W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM SW AND 180 NM AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS...WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 47N52W TO 41N47W TO 36N45W AND FROM 47N TO 54N BETWEEN 49W AND 54W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N49W 1010 MB. FROM 37N TO 47N BETWEEN 37W AND 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 58N37W 1014 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 53N35W TO 53N42W TO 58N35W TO 53N35W AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF A LINE FROM 59N42W TO 60N36W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 49N BETWEEN 43W AND 59N. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 54N BETWEEN 42W AND 58W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 47N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W...IN THE BAY OF FUNDY...WITHIN 360 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 42N48W TO 50N42W...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 50N44W TO 56N35W. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF GREENLAND. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N79W TO 29N78W TO 28N76W TO 29N74W TO 31N73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N74W TO 30N74W TO 29N73W TO 30N71W TO 31N70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N67W TO 29N66W TO 29N65W TO 30N64W TO 31N64W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N85W TO 19N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 19N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 13N76W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N75W TO 17N78W TO 13N80W TO 12N78W TO 13N76W TO 13N73W TO 16N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 26N85W TO 26N88W TO 25N89W TO 23N90W TO 23N87W TO 26N85W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 23N88W TO 22N89W TO 22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N87W TO 25N89W TO 24N90W TO 23N90W TO 22N88W TO 23N87W TO 26N87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N96W TO 22N97W TO 20N97W TO 20N96W TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$