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071 FZNT01 KWBC 272139 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC WED AUG 27 2025 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 29. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FERNAND NEAR 39.3N 47.4W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 27 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...0 NM NW QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 44N BETWEEN 46W AND 53W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL FERNAND NEAR 42.7N 38.6W 1010 MB. FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 36W AND 42W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 46N E OF 42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL FERNAND DISSIPATED E OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH THIRD GALE WARNING BELOW. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 58N46W MOVING NE 15 KT AND WILL TURN E 25 KT AFTER 06 HOURS WITH SECOND CENTER MOVING E 20 KT AND WILL TURN NE AFTER 12 HOURS. FROM 53N TO 60N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NEAR 60N45W AND 55N53W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 45N49W TO 60N62W TO 60N41W TO 55N35W TO 45N35W TO 45N49W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST CENTER MOVED WELL E OF AREA WITH SECOND CENTER 58N35W 999 MB. FROM 52N TO 56N E OF 42W AREA OF W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 51N TO 59N E OF 44W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED E OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 61N45W BELOW. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW E OF AREA 62N31W 990 MB MOVING NW 05 KT AND WILL TURN SW AFTER 12 HOURS. BETWEEN GREENLAND AND A LINE FROM 63N39W TO 65N35W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E OF 42W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N35W 998 MB. N OF 60N E OF 42W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED E OF AREA WITH NEW LOW 63N36W 995 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 40N62W 1011 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 33N TO 41N BETWEEN 59W AND 69W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N49W 1013 MB. FROM 38N TO 45N BETWEEN 45W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 50N44W TO 40N41W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 43W AND 49W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W AND 47W AREA OF NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 61N45W 999 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 59N35W TO 62N51W TO 57N51W TO 50N44W TO 50N35W TO 59N35W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 64N51W 996 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 300 NM SW AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW 66N57W 999 MB. FROM 59N TO 65N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW JUST NW OF AREA 67N63W 990 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 58N62W TO 67N56W AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 67N60W. .FROM 48N TO 51N BETWEEN 58W AND 68W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 39N63W 1015 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE...240 NM SE...480 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 58N48W TO 57N40W TO 55N35W...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 44N52W TO 48N46W TO 49N41W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 41N62W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 44N49W TO 49N40W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 43N66W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...FROM 38N TO 40N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 44N67W. .FORECASTER FIGURSKEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF AMERICA SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.