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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FROM APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 15, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
ATLANTIC, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCLUDE ALL
FORECASTS OF WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS 8 FEET OR GREATER.
ALSO, PLEASE SEE HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED_HIGH_SEAS
_TROPICAL.PHP FOR A PROPOSAL, AND A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS, TO
INCREASE READABILITY OF THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST (WEB ADDRESS
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 MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 57N36W 988 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. BETWEEN GREENLAND COAST AND A
LINE FROM 60N141W TO 63N38W AND WITHIN 600 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 33 FT...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 50N W OF 35W AND BETWEEN 50N AND A LINE FROM 40N35W TO 50N54W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 47N30W 994 MB. WITHIN 540 NM W
QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A
LINE FROM 58N53W TO 40N44W TO 34N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
24 FT...HIGHEST FROM 40N TO 53N E OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED E OF AREA. FROM 35N TO 55N E OF
41W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 60N E OF
48W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 34N66W 1004 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 600 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 46N BETWEEN
49W AND 75W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
32N75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 31N61W 1006 MB.
WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 50W AND 69W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW S OF AREA. S OF 40N BETWEEN 47W
AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 62N BETWEEN 41W AND 54W...NOT
INCLUDING THE WATERS E OF GREENLAND...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH FIRST WARNING.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF 54W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 48N TO 57N BETWEEN 45W AND
62W...N
OF 57N W OF 51W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 63N40W TO 65N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF
54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 240 NM SW
OF A LINE FROM 59N56W TO 48N47W...N OF 59N W OF 48W...AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 63N39W TO 64N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF
44W AND WITHIN 120 NM E AND SE OF GREENLAND COAST N OF 62N.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM NW AND
N OF A LINE FROM 39N68W TO 42N63W TO 42N58W...FROM 56N TO 59N
BETWEEN 43W AND 52W...AND FROM 60N TO 63N BETWEEN 38W AND 42W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG  FROM 39N TO 49N BETWEEN 60W AND
70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NW OF A LINE FROM 39N70W TO 44N54W TO
51N48W AND WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 56N54W TO 48N41W.

.FORECASTER JOSEPH. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS 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 MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 20N61W. W OF FRONT WITHIN 31N66W
TO 31N73W TO 29N73W TO 27N66W TO 31N66W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WITHIN 31N61W
TO 31N80W TO 29N80W TO 21N70W TO 23N60W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT WITHIN 31N35W
TO 31N61W TO 26N60W TO 12N44W TO 11N36W TO 31N35W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 20N56W. W OF FRONT
WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N58W TO 24N52W TO 25N44W TO 31N49W SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
WITHIN 29N64W TO 29N70W TO 26N70W TO 26N64W TO 29N64W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. E OF FRONT
WITHIN 27N35W TO 31N45W TO 29N79W TO 20N70W TO 13N42W TO 13N35W
TO 27N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 25N58W 1008 MB. DISSIPATING COLD
FRONT FROM 29N55W TO 20N52W. WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N58W TO 22N52W
TO 26N45W TO 31N48W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E
TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N70W TO 20N68W TO
18N53W TO 26N38W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE W. WITHIN
31N78W TO 31N80W TO 30N81W TO 30N78W TO 31N78W S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 26N80W. WITHIN
31N77W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 27N79W TO 31N77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N84W TO 21N87W TO 20N87W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W
TO 16N83W TO 18N84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 18N94W. SECOND FRONT
FROM 29N91W TO 26N97W. WITHIN 21N94W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO
18N94W TO 19N93W TO 21N94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 18N95W. SECOND FRONT
DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 25N81W TO 27N83W
TO 27N87W TO 24N89W TO 22N86W TO 25N81W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.


.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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