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268 FZNT01 KWBC 182157 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE JUN 18 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC JUN 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 20. .WARNINGS. ..GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 56N53W 1010 MB MOVING NE 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 60N59W 1001 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E AND 600 NM S QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 57N40W 1002 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N53W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW...W AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 64N W OF 44W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 64N57W 1002 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. N OF 60N BETWEEN 57W AND GREENLAND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW E OF AREA NEAR 64N33W 1006 MB MOVING E 15 KT. N OF 60N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. .LOW 35N48W 1017 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NW QUADRANT AND FROM 31N TO 34N W OF 58W AND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N42W 1016 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 34N48W...AND FROM 31N TO 33N W OF 57W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N43W 1017 MB. FROM 31N TO 33N W OF 69W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 54N TO 55N BETWEEN 53W AND 50E...AND FROM 64N TO 66N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND 56W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 55W AND 44W...AND FROM 60N TO 63N W OF 57W. .FORECASTER MUSONDA. 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 TUE JUN 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUN 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JUN 20. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE NEAR 22.1N 92.7W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC JUN 18 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...330 NM NE QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N85W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 18N95W TO 22N85W TO 30N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND COAST OF CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 23N. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ONE NEAR 23.0N 95.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 20N96W TO 23N85W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST N OF 23N. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE INLAND NEAR 23.3N 100.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N86W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N91W TO 25N84W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF 24N W OF 94W. .60 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 31N60W TO 31N68W TO 28N71W TO 27N64W TO 29N61W TO 31N60W AND WITHIN 29N76W TO 29N77W TO 29N80W TO 28N80W TO 27N78W TO 27N77W TO 29N76W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N76W TO 29N80W TO 27N74W TO 27N69W TO 31N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N76W TO 31N76W TO 30N77W TO 30N78W TO 30N77W TO 30N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N70W TO 30N78W TO 31N80W TO 29N81W TO 27N79W TO 31N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 21N37W TO 17N37W TO 16N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 22N84W TO 22N87W TO 19N87W TO 16N85W TO 18N83W TO 22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N83W TO 22N86W TO 22N87W TO 18N87W TO 16N85W TO 17N83W TO 19N83W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N85W TO 20N86W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W TO 19N85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.