FZNT01 KWBC 190932

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC AUG 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 21.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 45N60W 1006 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 90 NM N AND NW

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 120 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N46W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E...180 NM

S...300 NM W...AND 90 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO

10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 47N30W 1010 MB. OVER FORECAST

WATERS WITHIN 420 NM SW AND 300 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

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

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

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N61W 988 MB. N OF 60N W OF 49W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N61W 985 MB. N OF 60N W OF 56W WINDS 25

TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 38N69W TO 34N73W AREA OF

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N64W 1013 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N59W 1013 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE

SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10

FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 61N41W 1005 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E OF A

FRONT FROM LOW TO 57N43W TO 53N54W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8

FT.



.DENSE FOG. 24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM

OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF 60N W OF 61W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N61W 1021 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N60W 1023 MB.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 48N45W 1029 MB.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 33N40W 1025 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 0600 UTC SUN AUG 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.39 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W 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.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W...

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

SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.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