High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
096 FZNT01 KWBC 221622 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC FRI NOV 22 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 24. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER INLAND 42N74W 987 MB MOVING E THROUGH 12 HOURS THEN TURNING NE AND SECOND CENTER 43N68W 998 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANT FROM SECOND CENTER AND WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 660 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 43N63W 978 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE...480 NM SE AND 840 NM SW QUADRANTS...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE N OF 31N W OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N61W 980 MB. WITHIN 780 NM SE...600 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 39N60W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N...1020 NM SE AND 780 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 46N49W 998 MB MOVING SE 40 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NW AND N OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 50N35W AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND 600 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 49N50W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE...480 NM N AND 660 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA 41N28W 995 MB. FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 44W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 50N35W. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 50W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NE OF AREA AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 44N41W 991 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. FROM 32N TO 43N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY LOW WELL E OF AREA 41N28W AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW E OF AREA 58N27W 993 MB MOVING S 15 KT THROUGH 12 HOURS THEN TURNING E. FROM 52N TO 61N E OF 40W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 59N35W. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO 60N BETWEEN 45W AND 40W AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED INTO LOW WELL E OF THE AREA. FROM 50N TO 61N E OF 38W AREA OF N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 60N AND E OF GREENLAND AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 46N BETWEEN 45W AND 49W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 47N55W TO 43N48W AND N OF 65N W OF 54W. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N AND N OF 57N W OF 60W .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N AND N OF 64N W OF 58W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 1200 UTC FRI NOV 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN NOV 24. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 26N72W TO 23N74W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N76W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W. E OF FIRST COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N65W TO 31N66W TO 28N70W TO 27N71W TO 28N66W TO 31N65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. W OF SECOND COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 29N74W TO 31N73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 25N73W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N76W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W. W OF SECOND COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N77W TO 30N76W TO 29N74W TO 30N73W TO 31N72W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF SECOND COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N73W TO 30N76W TO 31N80W TO 27N78W TO 28N72W TO 31N69W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FIRST COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N66W TO 29N67W TO 28N67W TO 28N66W TO 31N63W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST MERGED COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 25N69W TO 20N75W. W OF COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N70W TO 31N78W TO 30N72W TO 29N67W TO 31N64W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF COLD FRONT...WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N64W TO 29N65W TO 27N66W TO 29N61W TO 31N59W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N67W TO 31N73W TO 31N78W TO 26N77W TO 27N65W TO 31N56W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 27N66W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N73W. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS. .48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 26N60W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N72W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N65W TO 31N74W TO 28N69W TO 25N64W TO 27N58W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 66W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N57W TO 28N51W TO 29N44W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N47W TO 28N43W TO 28N40W TO 39N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 28N37W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 16N83W TO 17N84W TO 16N84W TO 15N84W TO 15N83W TO 16N83W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N82W TO 14N83W TO 13N83W TO 12N83W TO 13N82W TO 14N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 24N83W TO 24N84W TO 24N86W TO 22N87W TO 20N85W TO 22N85W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N86W TO 30N88W TO 28N87W TO 27N84W TO 28N83W TO 30N84W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .06 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. $$