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FZNT01 KWBC 052216
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC FRI DEC 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC DEC 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W AND 49W AREA OF E TO NE WINDS 50 TO
60 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 52W AND
38W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ALSO N OF 54N E OF 53W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 41W AND 51W WINDS 50 TO
65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 57N45W TO
60N41W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 57N TO 64N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W AND FROM 55N TO 60N
BETWEEN 41W AND 51W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ALSO FROM
56N TO 66N BETWEEN 35W AND 57W SEAS 3 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 57N38W 977 MB. FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN
40W AND 45W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF
56N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS ALSO WITHIN 480
NM N AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 50N51W 971 MB MOVING E 25 KT.
WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 51N BETWEEN 38W AND 64W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 M...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. ALSO FROM 34N TO 53N BETWEEN
35W AND 65W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 48N47W 958 MB.
WITHIN 360 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 50N38W 964 MB.
WITHIN 420 NM S AND 360 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6
TO 12 M. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND...480 NM NW
QUADRANT...AND FROM 53N TO 56N E OF 36W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3
TO 9 M...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 54N E OF 58W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST S QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW E OF AREA NEAR 53N31W 960 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 48N35W TO 52N50W WINDS 35 TO 45
KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ALSO FROM 42N TO 54N E OF 55W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 59N57W 993 MB MOVING NW 25 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND
240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NE
OF LOW.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N63W 1001 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SW OF A FRONT
FROM 60N59W TO 57N58W TO 54N53W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N64W 1001 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SW OF A FRONT
FROM 60N60W TO 52N51W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM SW OF A FRONT FROM 62N61W TO 57N58W TO
53N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NW OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY
LOW 53N31W IN HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA 55N18W 969 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 41N TO 56N E
OF 41W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WELL E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N68W 1005 MB. FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 61W
AND 72W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N59W 1005 MB. FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 53W
AND 68W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 37N35W 999 MB AND
SECOND CENTER 36N54W 1005 MB. S OF 38N E OF 62W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE W OF 59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W
OF A LINE FROM 56N60W TO 65N60W TO 66N62W...WITHIN GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE W OF 58W...FROM 41N TO 51N W OF 51W...AND WITHIN 60 NM E
OF GREENLAND N OF 63N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 47N52W TO 54N54W TO 58N59W TO 62N61W TO 65N64W...INCLUDING
WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND WITHIN 60 NM W OF GREENLAND
N OF 63N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 47N51W TO 52N51W TO 63N64W...W OF 62W WITHIN THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE...AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF GREENLAND N OF 64N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 49N TO 66N W OF
45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF A LINE FROM 54N54W TO 62N57W TO
66N61W...WITHIN 90 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 48N43W TO 52N48W...AND
WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 58N43W TO 62N39W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM SW OF A LINE FROM
49N40W TO 53N52W TO 62N62W AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF A LINE FROM
57N42W TO 65N39W.

.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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC  6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC  7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N60W TO 30N53W TO 29N52W TO 30N50W TO
31N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N59W TO 29N49W TO 28N47W TO
29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF NW TO N SWELL
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N77.5W TO 31N78.5W TO 31N79.5W TO 30.5N79.5W TO
31N78.5W TO 31N77.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N68W TO 31N64W TO 30N62W TO
30N59W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46.5W TO 31N47W TO 31N56.5W
TO 30.5N56W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N63W TO 28N55W TO 24N51W TO 24N45W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 20N35W TO 16N48W TO 18N62W TO 10N61W TO 08N57W TO
12N35W TO 20N35W...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 17N39W TO 15N50W TO 17N61W TO 11N60W TO
08N46W TO 11N36W TO 17N39W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N38W TO 17N55W TO 16N59W TO 10N60W TO
07N52W TO 11N35W TO 14N38W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 24N96W TO 23N97W TO 22N97W TO 21N97W TO
22N96W TO 24N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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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