High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
600 FZNT01 KWBC 082143 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV...RETRANSMITTED NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE OCT 08 2024 CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOE+AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 12 FEET OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC OCT 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON INLAND NEAR 28.1N 80.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 33N W OF 75W WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. S OF 35N W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 42N44W 993 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N37W 996 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 48N E OF 45W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW INLAND 48N66W 1005 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N65W 1006 MB. FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 59W AND 68W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N63W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM LOW TO 46N58W TO 43N58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N58W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 59N63W TO 50N53W TO 43N54W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N68W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 41N56W 995 MB. S OF 44N BETWEEN 48W AND 66W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 45N TO 55N E OF 45W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .S OF 36N E OF 47W AREA OF SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 56N E OF 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM W OF A LINE FROM 60N61W TO 47N49W. .FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 1800 UTC TUE OCT 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED OCT 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 10. .WARNINGS. ...ATLANTIC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 20.0N 46.4W 992 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 08 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 120 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N44W TO 22N46W TO 21N48W TO 20N48W TO 19N46W TO 20N44W TO 22N44W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N42W TO 24N46W TO 19N50W TO 17N48W TO 17N46W TO 20N42W TO 24N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 22.1N 48.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N46W TO 24N48W TO 23N50W TO 22N50W TO 21N47W TO 22N46W TO 24N46W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 25N43W TO 26N53W TO 22N54W TO 19N52W TO 19N47W TO 22N43W TO 25N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 24.0N 50.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N43W TO 31N47W TO 25N55W TO 21N53W TO 20N49W TO 24N45W TO 27N43W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 25N47W TO 26N48W TO 25N51W TO 24N51W TO 22N50W TO 24N47W TO 25N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 22.7N 87.5W 918 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 08 MOVING ENE OR 075 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT GUSTS 175 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N86W TO 27N91W TO 21N93W TO 21N89W TO 18N85W TO 21N83W TO 27N86W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N93W TO 28N88W TO 27N95W TO 22N98W TO 18N95W TO 20N91W TO 24N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 25.6N 84.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT GUSTS 160 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N80W TO 30N84W TO 30N88W TO 23N90W TO 21N87W TO 23N80W TO 27N80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 24N90W TO 29N88W TO 28N92W TO 24N97W TO 19N96W TO 22N87W TO 24N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON INLAND NEAR 28.1N 80.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...330 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 29N86W TO 24N85W TO 23N79W TO 25N75W TO 31N73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 26N86W TO 29N85W TO 27N92W TO 23N91W TO 21N86W TO 24N82W TO 26N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING... .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 27N75W 1002 MB. WITHIN 27N74W TO 27N75W TO 26N75W TO 26N74W TO 27N74W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N73W TO 30N75W TO 29N77W TO 25N77W TO 25N75W TO 26N73W TO 29N73W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 30N67W 1002 MB. WITHIN 30N66W TO 30N67W TO 30N68W TO 29N68W TO 28N68W TO 29N66W TO 30N66W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N73W TO 27N72W TO 25N67W TO 27N61W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVE N OF AREA WITHIN 30N58W TO 31N58W TO 31N64W TO 30N65W TO 27N65W TO 27N62W TO 30N58W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N71W TO 27N70W TO 25N63W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N61W TO 29N60W TO 28N58W TO 30N55W TO 31N54W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N66W TO 25N66W TO 25N63W TO 29N55W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N63W TO 28N55W TO 28N39W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 28N55W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 28N40W TO 27N39W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.