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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC THU MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N54W 998 MB MOVING E 15 KT. OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 180 NM S AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM W OF A
LINE FROM 67N54W TO 61N54W TO 59N57W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 38W AND 52W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N44W 1004 MB. FROM 56N TO 65N BETWEEN
48W AND 56W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO 67N BETWEEN 48W AND 58W AND WITHIN 240 NM
E OF A LINE FROM 60N41W TO 50N45W TO 45N46W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW 66N41W 995 MB.
FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 41W AND 51W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11
TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 240 NM AND 540 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS
AND WITHIN 180 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N53W 1012 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 36N TO 49N BETWEEN 47W
AND 53W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N
TO 50N BETWEEN 45W AND 53W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW
59N44W ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 44N64W TO
39N69W TO 36N75W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N61W 1005 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF
A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 47N53W TO 42N57W TO 37N67W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N52W 1009 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
50N41W TO 40N54W. WITHIN 360 NM E OF THE FRONT AND BETWEEN 180
NM AND 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N E OF 39W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 66N41W ABOVE.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
W OF A LINE FROM 67N54W TO 66N54W TO 64N56W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N AND
W OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N AND
W OF GREENLAND.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 31N TO 34N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 52N TO 59N
BETWEEN 36W AND 48W AND FROM 42N TO 51N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W AND
FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 63W AND 69W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 50N TO 61N
E OF 45W AND FROM 42N TO 47N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 52N E OF 38W AND FROM
42N TO 49N BETWEEN 44W AND 53W.

.HIGH 45N35W 1035 MB MOVING SE 05 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA.

.HIGH 33N65W 1022 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 32N62W 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N61W 1022 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 THU MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 25N61W THEN DISSIPATING FRONT
TO 21N74W.  FROM 22N TO 27N W OF FRONT TO 70W  WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 20N70W.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW PRES AT 28N44W 1019 MB MOVING W-NW 10 KT.  WITHIN 300
NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 42W TO 47W  WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 29N46W 1020 MB.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.