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FZNT01 KWBC 171535
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC FRI MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 19

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS FROM 57N TO 66N BETWEEN 48W AND
56W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO 67N BETWEEN 47W AND 59W AREA OF N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N39W 994 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 420 NM
SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND E QUADRANTS AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM S
AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N42W 991 MB. FROM 59N TO 61N BETWEEN 39W
AND 49W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N38W 997 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W
AND 47W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER ICE
FREE FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE AND 420 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF 64N AND E OF GREENLAND WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N AND E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 64N39W ABOVE.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
N OF 62N AND W OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N AND W OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 66N AND W OF
GREENLAND.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW INLAND 47N62W 1006 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E AND
SE OF A FRONT FROM 47N54W TO 40N61W TO 37N70W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N53W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E OF A LINE
FROM 50N40W TO 45N47W TO 39N55W AND FROM 39N TO 44N BETWEEN 57W
AND 64W AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N52W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E OF A FRONT
FROM 49N41W TO 45N44W TO 40N48W AND BETWEEN 60 NM AND 420 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.LOW 55N45W 1007 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E AND 480 NM
SE QUADRANTS AND 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 47N44W TO 41N49W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
64N39W DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM OVER FORECAST
WATERS FROM 50N TO 62N E OF 45W AND FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 49W
AND 59W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 44W
AND 52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 49N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 40N69W 1025 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N66W 1030 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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W  E TO NE WINDS 20
TO
25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W TO 76W  WINDS 20
KT
OR LESS SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.