High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
242 FZNT01 KWBC 160936 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SUN JUN 16 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC JUN 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUN 18. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 50N54W 1000 MB MOVING NE 25 KT THEN TURNING MORE NW AFTER 12 HOURS. WITHIN 420 NM E...660 NM S AND 360 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT... HIGHEST NEAR 41N58W. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 55N48W 997 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N50W 996 MB. FROM 59N TO 61N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE AND 420 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW AND FROM 49N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 43W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N57W 999 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 59N BETWEEN 50W AND 59W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 62N37W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF E GREENLAND COAST FROM 61N TO 64N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 59N E OF 42W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 62N63W 997 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 540 NM E...300 NM N AND 240 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N60W 1001 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 65N57W IN WARNINGS SECTION. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 44N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W...FROM 42N TO 55N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W...FROM 59N TO 65N W OF 44W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N43W TO 65N35W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 59N BETWEEN 41W AND 53W...FROM 43N TO 59N BETWEEN 41W AND 52W...N OF 63N W OF 54W...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 59N45W TO 55N42W TO 43N52W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 55N BETWEEN 36W AND 41W...AND N OF 63N W OF 38W. .FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 0600 UTC SUN JUN 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JUN 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JUN 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N83W TO 21N83W TO 20N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N86W TO 19N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N82W TO 22N84W TO 22N86W TO 17N88W TO 16N84W TO 18N83W TO 20N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 18N88W TO 18N85W TO 20N84W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N88W TO 24N90W TO 23N91W TO 22N90W TO 22N89W TO 22N88W TO 24N88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N88W TO 26N91W TO 23N91W TO 22N90W TO 22N87W TO 25N88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N88W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 24N96W TO 22N92W TO 23N85W TO 29N88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25N91W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.