FZNT01 KWBC 190331

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0430 UTC SUN AUG 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC AUG 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 21.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 45N61W 1005 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 90 NM S QUADRANT

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N59W 1003 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N51W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM NW OF A

FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 46N49W TO LOW TO 44N56W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.

SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND 360 NM S QUADRANTS

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 46N33W 1010 MB. OVER FORECAST

WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N64W 989 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF

55N W OF 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N61W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT

AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 66N60W TO 60N53W WINDS 25 TO

40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N61W 985 MB. N OF 60N W OF 49W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE

FROM 59N47W TO 53N56W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.LOW 59N52W 999 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN

240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N44W 1007 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 43N38W TO

38N42W AREA OF SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 37N69W TO 34N74W AREA OF

SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N66W 1013 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.

SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N59W 1013 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N...180 NM E

AND S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM OVER ICE FREE

FORECAST WATERS N OF 64N W OF 57W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N61W 1021 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N59W 1023 MB.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 48N48W 1028 MB.



.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 0000 UTC SUN AUG 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 21.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC 21 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.45 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE

GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF 12N76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W...

INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS TO 10 FT.



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



$$

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.


Source: OPC N Atlantic High Seas Forecast


David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator