High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
028 FZNT01 KWBC 200340 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0430 UTC THU JUN 20 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL JULY 29 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JUN 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JUN 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 42N TO 60N W OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 60N54W 987 MB AND SECOND CENTER 62N63W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 61N53W 981 MB AND SECOND CENTER 61N60W 987 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM SW AND W OF A LINE FROM 49N35W TO 52N35W TO 60N43W TO 64N53W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ALSO FROM 41N TO 49N W OF 45W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 59N50W 990 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ALSO WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 58N39W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 60N31W 985 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 53N TO 59N E OF 43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N36W 990 MB. N OF 63N E OF 39W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM SE OF THE GREENLAND COAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 58N35W 997 MB MOVING E 15 KT. E OF A LINE FROM 43N38W TO 59N51W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. .LOW 39N43W 1019 MB DRIFTING SW. FROM 37N TO 42N BETWEEN 43W AND 49W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N44W 1019 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N44W 1018 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 31N TO 34N W OF 56W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 34N W OF 70W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 49N60W TO 52N56W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 57N BETWEEN 39W AND 53W...AND FROM 60N TO 65N W OF 49W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 47N BETWEEN 45W AND 49W...FROM 59N TO 64N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W...N OF 62N E OF 40W...AND FROM 41N TO 44N BETWEEN 66W AND 69W. .FORECASTER KELLS. 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 0000 UTC THU JUN 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUN 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUN 22. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 21.5N 95.9W 993 MB AT 0300 UTC JUN 20 MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 400 NM N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...450 NM NE QUADRANT AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N85W TO 30N88W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 20N94W TO 23N87W TO 26N85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INLAND NEAR 21.7N 98.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N80W TO 28N79W TO 26N73W TO 29N64W TO 31N63W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 28N76W TO 31N72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 21N40W TO 18N39W TO 14N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 20N40W TO 16N42W TO 15N40W TO 15N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N40W TO 21N44W TO 18N44W TO 18N43W TO 18N40W TO 19N38W TO 22N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N84W TO 21N87W TO 20N88W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N84W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N83W TO 20N87W TO 17N88W TO 15N82W TO 19N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N83W TO 22N84W TO 22N86W TO 20N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N83W TO 20N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N74W TO 11N75W TO 12N72W TO 10N72W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N74W TO 11N73W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N90W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 20N92W TO 25N89W TO 29N90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 24N93W TO 22N97W TO 19N95W TO 19N91W TO 23N88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.