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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC WED OCT 08 2025

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 4 METERS 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 1200 UTC OCT 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 63N35W TO 64N37W WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 63N35W TO 64N40W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ALSO FROM 58N TO 60N E OF
44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 64N AND 65N E OF 38W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 45N69W 1009 MB MOVING NE 30
KT.  W OF A LINE FROM 51N57W TO 46N56W TO 37N67W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N53W 1000 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE
FROM 48N56W TO 39N62W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE...AND W OF A LINE FROM
52N46W TO 40N53W TO 37N60W TO 35N70W TO 31N80W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N48W 997 MB. FROM 49N TO 55N BETWEEN 48W
AND 54W...AND FROM 31N TO 34N W OF 61W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 63W AND A LINE EXTENDING FROM
56N36W TO 40N44W...AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
40N44W...37N50W...31N61W...31N81W...37N76W...40N65W...40N44W...AL
SO WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 56N42W TO 61N35W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 41N38W 1000 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
360 NM N AND W SEMICIRCLES...ALSO WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N35W 1000 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 46N E
OF 42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 46N32W 1004 MB. FROM 42N TO
46N E OF 37W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 55N56W 1002 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 600 NM
SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N40W 999 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N35W 998 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 62N35W TO
59N40W TO 55N40W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.BETWEEN GREENLAND AND A LINE EXTENDING FROM 67N57W TO 65N63W TO
63N64W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM S OF A LINE FROM 66N66W TO
64N60W...ALSO WITHIN 180 NM S OF A LINE FROM 63N66W TO 61N59W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 67N54W TO 64N59W TO 59N58W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 51N TO 55N
BETWEEN 49W AND 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 53N BETWEEN 45W AND 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 58N BETWEEN 39W AMD 45W.

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF AMERICA

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT  9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM JERRY NEAR 13.9N 52.7W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC OCT
08 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM
SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 17N49W TO 18N52W TO 16N54W TO 14N54W TO 12N51W TO 12N48W
TO 17N49W WINDS 2O TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA...WITHIN 16N42W TO 19N47W TO 14N48W TO 11N50W TO 10N48W TO
12N43W TO 16N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM JERRY NEAR 16.1N 58.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300
NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...180 NM
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N54W TO
21N58W TO 19N60W TO 15N58W TO 15N56W TO 18N54W TO 19N54W 2O TO 33
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 23N52W TO
22N58W TO 16N60W TO 11N56W TO 11N54W TO 17N49W TO 23N52W...
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE JERRY NEAR 20.0N 61.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM IN NE QUADRANT...180
NM IN SE QUADRANT...120 NM IN SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM IN NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 23N59W TO 23N61W
TO 21N63W TO 19N62W TO 19N60W TO 20N59W TO 23N59W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 27N57W TO
25N65W TO 20N67W TO 15N60W TO 20N54W TO 27N57W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 18N35W TO 17N39W TO 18N44W TO 13N43W TO 10N41W TO
11N35W TO 18N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N39W TO 14N44W TO 11N50W TO 09N48W TO
09N43W TO 09N39W TO 13N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N48W TO 15N53W TO 14N54W TO 11N55W TO
09N51W TO 11N48W TO 15N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N81W TO 30N82W TO
30N81W TO 31N80W TO 31N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 28N81W TO 28N78W TO
31N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 22N93W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO
19N92W TO 22N93W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N84W TO
30N86W TO 28N86W TO 27N84W TO 27N83W TO 29N83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 31N88W TO 28N89W TO 27N88W TO
27N83W TO 30N84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.