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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT DEC 06 2025

CCODE/2:31:04:01:00/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC DEC 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 08.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 49N41W 962 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM
43N TO 51N BETWEEN 37W AND 49W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO
12.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 540 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 9 M...HIGHEST S OF LOW. ELSEWHERE
FROM 38N TO 56N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.5 M.
OTHERWISE FROM 33N TO 43N E OF 61W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER E OF AREA NEAR
52N33W 963 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 M. ALSO E OF A LINE FROM 55N56W TO 41N35W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 59N TO 55W E OF 55W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW E OF AREA NEAR 54N24W 965 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 48N35W TO 54N44W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 53N55W TO 44N48W TO
40N41W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST SW OF LOW.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 57N48W TO 59N42W TO 61N41W AREA
OF N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 57N54W TO 56N46W TO 61N36W WINDS 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9.5 M. ALSO FROM 56N TO 61N BETWEEN 42W AND
59W AND N OF 57N E OF 42W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 56N46W TO
56N44W TO 58N40W TO 61N41W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 55N43W
TO 58N35W AND N OF 58N E OF 43W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 55N35W 971 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A
LINE FROM 58N43W TO 62N39W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 600 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. OTHERWISE N OF 54N E OF 55W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 37N65W 1003 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 58W
AND 72W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 38N47W 1000 MB.
FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 38W AND 64W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 41N BETWEEN E OF 65W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 40W IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER E OF AREA NEAR
42N22W 990 MB. S OF 40N E OF 52W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
M...HIGHEST E OF 38W.

..GALE WARNING...
.LOW 57N55W 989 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM SW OF A LINE
FROM 60N60W TO 56N55W TO 53N53W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 53N TO 61N W OF 53W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
52N33W ABOVE.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 54N57W TO
56N60W TO 60N61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF
A LINE FROM 45N57W TO 47N50W TO 65N63W TO 67N59W...NW OF A LINE
FROM 64N39W TO 65N37W TO 66N35W...AND WITHIN 60 NM W OF GREENLAND
N OF 63N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 48N50W TO 58N59W TO 65N63W TO 67N59W INCLUDING WITHIN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND WITHIN 60 NM W OF GREENLAND N OF 64N.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 52N TO
58N W OF 55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...W OF A LINE FROM 40N74W TO 49N52W TO
56N52W TO 62N66W...AND N OF 64N W OF 59W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM W OF A
LINE FROM 55N54W TO 59N54W TO 63N62W TO 66N62W...WITHIN 120 NM W
OF A LINE FROM 48N44W TO 50N47W TO 53N47W...AND WITHIN 60 NM NW
OF A LINE FROM 58N43W TO 62N38W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM W AND SW OF A LINE FROM
52N51W TO 57N47W TO 59N58W TO 65N62W...AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF A
LINE FROM 59N42W TO 65N37W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM S OF A LINE FROM 63N64W
TO 57N48W TO 60N43W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 42N68W
TO 46N55W.

.FORECASTER HYDE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON DEC  8.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N60W TO 30N54W TO 28N47W TO 29N41W TO
30N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N42W TO 31N50W TO 25N50W TO
27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF NW TO N SWELL
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N62.5W TO 31N61W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL. WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N75.5W TO
31N75W TO 31N74.5W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
MERGING W AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N67W TO 29N56W TO 26N55W TO
25N50W TO 31N50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N37W TO 30N38W TO 30N37W TO
30N35W TO 31N35W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 4.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N56W TO 24N47W TO
20N53W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 17N37W TO 15N52W TO 17N60W TO 10N60W TO 07N44W TO
10N35W TO 17N37W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N36W TO 17N46W TO 14N61W TO 10N60W TO
08N53W TO 11N35W TO 14N36W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N36W TO 20N55W TO 18N61W TO 09N57W TO
08N43W TO 12N35W TO 20N36W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED N AND
NE SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA 39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N94W TO 29N95W TO
29N96W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO 28N94W N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N90W TO 29N93W TO 27N97W TO 26N96W TO
26N95W TO 27N92W TO 29N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M. WITHIN 23.5N97W TO 24N97W TO 24.5N97.5W TO 22.5N97.5W TO
22N97.5W TO 23.5N96.5W TO 23.5N97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.


.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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