FZNT01 KWBC 242206

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

2230 UTC FRI AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 24.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 25.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 26.



.WARNINGS.



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 64N62W 987 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN

120 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 64N55W TO 59N49W TO

58N42W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150

NM N OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 58N42W TO 56N35W AND 300 NM E AND

360 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. OTHERWISE

WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 1260 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO

9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA 69N64W 1001 MB. CONDITIONS N OF

AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.06 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 59N42W 1003 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS

WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 59N29W 995 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW

QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N65W 992 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF

51N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 61N49W 994 MB

AND SECOND CENTER 60N42W 994 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW QUADRANT OF

FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 60N41W 991 MB.

WITHIN 480 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM S AND 540 NM W AND NW

QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM

36N68W TO 31N78W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 58N

BETWEEN 35W AND 51W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM OF 51N37W.



.HIGH 42N38W 1029 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N38W 1028 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N48W 1025 MB.



.HIGH 40N68W 1023 MB MOVING NE 20 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N57W 1028 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N52W 1024 MB.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 37N57W 1027 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N62W 1023 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 FRI AUG 24.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 25.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 26.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.27 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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



.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND

75W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND

76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N

BETWEEN 74W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO

E SWELL.



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



$$

.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.


Source: OPC N Atlantic High Seas Forecast


David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator