FZNT01 KWBC 182154

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

2230 UTC TUE SEP 18 2018



CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW+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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.



SEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLANNED INMARSAT I-3 TO I-4 MIGRATION

IN 2018 AT OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/GMDSS_NOTICE.PHP (LOWERCASE).



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

AMERICAN ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.SHTML



SECURITE



NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SEP 18.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 19.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 20.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 90 NM W OF A LINE FROM 58N43W TO 62N39W AREA OF N TO NE

WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST

WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 57N46W TO 61N35W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS

25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. OTHERWISE N OF 57N BETWEEN 35W

AND 49W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 53N46W TO

60N43W TO 65N35W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO

15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 48N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W...AND FROM 50N TO

58N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 48N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS LESS

THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 43N68W 1004 MB MOVING E 20 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A

LINE FROM 34N73W TO 43N66W AREA OF S TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N60W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 360 NM

NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N57W 1005 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM S

AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 43N46W 1003 MB.

WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 48N BETWEEN 35W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N70W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE

SEMICIRCLES AND 240 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.

SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N64W 1004 MB. FROM 31N TO 43N BETWEEN

60W AND 71W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NEAR

40N61W.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.LOW 46N59W 1005 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM

42N TO 49N BETWEEN 46W AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW

43N57W IN GALE WARNING ABOVE.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 43N TO 51N BETWEEN 35W AND 44W WINDS

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW OF A LINE FROM

54N35W TO 57N43W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.FROM 50N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 55N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W AREA OF NW TO

N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W AREA OF NW TO N

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 39N TO 44N BETWEEN

35W AND 40W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.HIGH 32N45W 1023 MB MOVING E 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N40W 1021 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 53N48W 1024 MB.



.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 SEP 18.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 19.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 20.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 44W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 52W AND 59W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SW WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 76W AND 81W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.



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



$$

.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.


Source: OPC N Atlantic High Seas Forecast


David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator