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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC FRI OCT 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA 58N27W 966 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. N OF 53N E OF 40W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST S AND W OF CENTER.
ELSEWHERE N OF 44N E OF 41W AND FROM 45N TO 55N E OF 50W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA. N OF 60N E OF 38W AREA OF N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NE OF AREA. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 38N68W 1002 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
AND 240 NM NE AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT...HIGHEST NW OF
CENTER. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 42N BETWEEN 60W AND 75W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N65W 1011 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE...AND FROM 37N TO 42N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA AND NEW LOW TO FORM 33N58W 1014
MB. S OF 38N...EXCLUDING S OF S OF 33N E OF 57W...WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N AND W OF CENTER.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 39N57W 1013 MB MOVING E 25 KT THEN TURNING NE AFTER 12
HOURS. FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N36W 999 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW...AND
180 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 45N30W 988 MB. FROM 33N TO 40N E
OF 46W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW
33N58W ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N53W 997 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. SW OF A LINE FROM 65N63W TO
54N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 51N32W 990 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N E
OF 50W...AND WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 50N47W TO
60N54W TO 67N56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT IN A MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 40N TO 50N E OF 46W
AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 60N42W 985 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
50N TO 60N E OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN A MIXED
SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 66N58W 980 MB. N OF 54N W OF 50W WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN A MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 54N TO 64N AND
BETWEEN 52W AND 63W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 60N AND W OF 52W.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N WITHIN 60 NM E OF GREENLAND AND N
OF 64N WITHIN 60 NM W OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 FRI OCT 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 24N58W TO 22N62W TO 18N61W TO 18N54W TO 19N50W TO
24N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N65W TO 23N68W TO 21N69W TO 20N67W TO
21N63W TO 24N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 23N79W. WITHIN 28N75W TO
27N77W TO 28N80W TO 23N80W TO 26N77W TO 26N72W TO 28N75W NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 23N79W. WITHIN
26N74W TO 28N79W TO 24N81W TO 24N78W TO 24N73W TO 26N74W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 23N74W TO 23N77W TO
25N80W TO 23N80W TO 23N78W TO 22N74W TO 23N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN LOW PRESSURE NEAR 17N84W 1005 MB. WITHIN 21N85W TO
21N86W TO 21N87W TO 20N86W TO 20N85W TO 21N85W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
17.5N86W 1007 MB. WITHIN 21N84W TO 22N84W TO 21N87W TO 19N88W TO
18N87W TO 19N83W TO 21N84W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...INLAND
OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA. WITHIN 22N81W TO 21N86W TO 21N87W TO
21N83W TO 21N80W TO 22N81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 27N83W TO 27N88W TO 22N96W TO 19N94W TO
22N88W TO 23N83W TO 27N83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 29N93W TO 20N92W TO 23N85W TO
23N82W TO 30N84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N82W TO 29N90W TO 27N97W TO 19N96W TO
24N81W TO 26N82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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