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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC WED NOV 30 2022

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

METAREA IV BULLETIN WILL ONLY BE BROADCAST FROM THE INMARSAT
AOE SATELLITE. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR RECEIVER IS POINTED
CORRECTLY.

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 0600 UTC NOV 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 02.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 57N37W 966 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM
S...AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 180 NM W OF A FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 57N40W TO 59N40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25
FT. ALSO FROM 31N TO 59N E OF 42W...AND FROM 41N TO 59N BETWEEN
42W AND 46W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER E OF AREA NEAR
63N34W 968 MB AND SECOND CENTER 60N43W 981 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW
OF A TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM 59N39W TO SECOND CENTER TO 62N49W
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM S OF
A TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM 59N35W TO 59N41W TO 60N45W...AND WITHIN
180 NM SW OF A TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM 60N45W TO 62N50W TO
65N53W...AND BETWEEN GREENLAND AND A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 62N40W
TO 64N38W TO 65N35W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 34 FT. ALSO N
OF 41N E OF 54W...AND N OF 50N W OF 54W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 24 FT...HIGHEST FROM 46N TO 61N E OF 54W IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW E OF AREA NEAR 64N29W 994 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM S OF A TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM 59N35W TO 60N44W WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 49N E OF 44W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST S OF 59N IN NW SWELL.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 62N41W 976 MB ROTATING SE TO E 10 KT. BETWEEN GREENLAND AND
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 64N40W TO 65N35W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
18 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 59N E OF 44W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW E
OF AREA NEAR 63N34W DESCRIBED ABOVE.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 58N50W 990 MB MOVING SE 30 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 54N47W 993 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W
QUADRANT OF MAIN CENTER...AND WITHIN 120 NM S...AND 240 NM W
QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 42N BETWEEN 46W AND 64W INCLUDING THE E GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST N OF
54N IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED
BY LOW E OF AREA NEAR 63N34W DESCRIBED ABOVE.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL W OF AREA. FROM 36N TO 44N W OF 68W
AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 49N68W 992 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E
OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 50N67W TO 45N67W TO 41N67W TO 38N70W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 51N W OF 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N64W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FRONT
TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 46N63W TO 42N63W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 60N68W 976 MB AND
SECOND CENTER 59N62W 978 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FRONT TO EXTEND
FROM 61N63W TO 57N58W TO 51N53W...AND WITHIN 300 NM E OF A FRONT
TO EXTEND FROM 51N53W TO 47N51W TO 41N54W...AND FROM 39N TO 50N
BETWEEN 60W AND 67W INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 30
TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 31N W OF 44W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 35N52W 1012 MB MOVING S 10 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 39N46W 1013 MB MOVING NE 45 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N AND
W QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 42W AND 68W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MAIN CENTER DISSIPATED AND SECOND CENTER WELL E
OF AREA. WITHIN 180 NM N OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 33N54W TO
35N49W TO 36N43W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 31N TO 41N E OF 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 49N E OF 44W AREA OF SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 58N60W TO
62N57W TO 67N53W...AND THE NE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N W OF 50W INCLUDING THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF
GREENLAND. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 46N TO
59N BETWEEN 45W AND 63W INCLUDING THE NE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF
GREENLAND. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 60N TO
63N W OF GREENLAND.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 54N TO 60N
BETWEEN 37W AND 46W...AND BETWEEN GREENLAND AND A FRONT EXTENDING
FROM 61N40W TO 64N40W TO 65N35W...AND FROM 54N TO 60N BETWEEN 51W
AND 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 61N E OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 64N W OF 53W.

.HIGH 43N65W 1030 MB MOVING E 30 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 45N48W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N48W 1038 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N37W 1037 MB.

.FORECASTER FOLMER. 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 0600 UTC WED NOV 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU DEC 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI DEC 02.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT W
OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 92W...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 26N90W TO 25N97W.
N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 91W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N82W TO 25N90W TO 24N97W.
LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N89W TO
27N97W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W
OF 87W. S OF FRONT BETWEEN 81W AND 86W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...
EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 25N89W TO
27N97W. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC SE OF A LINE FROM 31N40W TO 25N51W TO 18N61W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT
FROM 17N TO 24N E OF 44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 26N35W TO 24N44W TO
16N46W TO 12N51W TO 07N52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 45W AND ALSO FROM 16N TO 31N
BETWEEN 37W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 17.5N70W TO 17N72W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 20.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...
INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. FROM 19N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN THE LEE OF CUBA FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 77W
AND 79W AND ALSO FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS
ELSEWHERE.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO
27N57W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N55W TO
27N57W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 28N56W TO 29N60W TO 31N62W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 29N80W. NW OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 28N70W THEN
STATIONARY FRONT TO 27N80W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 80W. S OF FRONT W OF 65W...INCLUDING
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT
E OF THE BAHAMAS AND IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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


.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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