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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SUN MAY 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 13
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 14

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.FRONT EXTENDS FROM 43N68W TO 34N75W. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA
BOUNDED BY 31N67W TO 52N50W TO 49N62W TO 31N78W TO 31N67W AND
WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM 55N60W TO 52N48W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 55N53W TO 44N60W TO
36N66W. OVER ICE FREE WATERS WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N58W 995 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 61N54W TO 58N47W AREA OF SE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO
20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N57W 997 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW AND 180 NM
NW AND 240 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 60N63W TO 57N56W TO 59N48W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM
55N35W TO 60N48W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE OF A LINE FROM 54N35W TO 60N49W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 39N62W 1009 MB.
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 53N51W TO 44N60W TO LOW TO 31N64W. WITHIN
240 NM E AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS AND FROM 32N TO 37N BETWEEN 66W
AND 68W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480
NM E OF FRONT AND 300 NM W OF FRONT S OF 38N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 31N TO 36N E OF 45W AREA OF NE TO E
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 35N E OF 45W AREA OF NE TO E WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 36N E OF 47W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 51N45W TO 42N53W AREA OF S TO SW
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 46N TO 52N E OF 40W
AREA OF W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 51N W
OF 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 47N BETWEEN 53W AND 59W
AND FROM 43N TO 57N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 43N50W TO
54N35W TO 59N42W TO 45N59W TO 43N50W.

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE WATERS N OF A
LINE FROM 60N58W TO 62N50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 63N57W
TO 65N54W TO 67N54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.HIGH 63N58W 1028 MB MOVING N 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N39W 1038 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N41W 1040 MB.

.FORECASTER KOSIER. 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 SUN MAY 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES 23N67W 1012 MB WITH TROUGH FROM LOW TO 20N68W.
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 330 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 23N69W 1014 MB WITH TROUGH FROM
28N69W THROUGH LOW TO 21N69W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N82W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W. WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 22N79W. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 61W AND 66W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N71W TO 20N76W. N
OF 29N WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

.ATLC N OF 29N E OF 44W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 49W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N
BETWEEN 76W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.