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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC WED APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 39N61W 996 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 240 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM NE...420 NM SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND
WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 720 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N54W 1001 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM
E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 480 NM NW...600 NM NE AND 660 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N55W 996 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ALSO WITHIN 720 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 480
NM NE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 61N33W 1002 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 720 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 61N58W 1002 MB MOVING N 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 120 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N58W 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED N OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW INLAND 47N71W 1005 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 840 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N64W 996 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM SE AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 59N55W
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 65W AND 80W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 31N73W TO
35N66W TO 40N51W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 55N TO 62N W OF 57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 55N TO
65N W OF 55W
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 58N59W TO 66N53W.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 46N
BETWEEN 46W AND 62W AND N OF 62N BETWEEN 50W AND 59W AND FROM
60N TO 61N E OF 37W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 53N BETWEEN 43W AND 59W
AND FROM 60N TO 65N BETWEEN 50W AND 54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 56N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W
AND FROM 56N TO 67N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W.

.FORECASTER HOLLEY. 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 1200 UTC WED APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 25N36W 1011 MB. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N43W TO
28N40W TO 25N39W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N46W TO 26N46W TO
21N41W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 22N38W 1013 MB. WITHIN 23N38W TO
24N39W TO 23N40W TO 22N40W TO 22N39W TO 22N38W TO 23N38W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N47W TO 26N49W TO 21N47W TO 19N42W TO 20N37W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES NEAR 19N41W 1015 MB.
WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 24N48W TO 22N40W TO 25N41W
TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W TO 26N65W...THEN DISSIPATING COLD
FRONT TO 21N74W. WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N74W TO 27N74W TO 27N71W TO
28N69W TO 27N66W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N74W TO 12N76W TO 10N77W TO 11N74W
TO 12N70W TO 13N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST. WITHIN 21N91W TO 21N89W TO
23N90W TO 21N94W TO 19N93W TO 19N91W TO 21N91W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N92W TO 28N97W TO 21N98W TO 20N96W TO
19N91W TO 21N89W TO 27N92W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.