FZNT01 KWBC 140331
HSFAT1 0430
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC WED AUG 14 2024
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
[email protected](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).
SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 16.
.WARNINGS.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW JUST E OF AREA 59N34W 983 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 52N TO
61N E OF 41W AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW
61N38W BELOW.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 60N47W 997 MB NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL MOVE E 15 KT AFTER
12 HOURS. WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60N51W TO
56N41W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N43W 990 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N38W 988 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 420 NM S AND 840 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 12 FT…HIGHEST WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED E OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 60N43W BELOW.
…GALE WARNING…
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 44N51W 1006 MB MOVING NE 45 KT.
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 46N41W TO 33N62W AREA
OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM
NW QUADRANT AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N44W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT
AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED E OF AREA. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 44N35W TO 40N46W AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 46N41W IN
SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST SECTION BELOW.
…GALE WARNING…
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 64N58W 993 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND
180 NM NW QUADRANTS AREA OF NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N52W 994 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW AND 420 NM
NW QUADRANTS AREA OF W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSPATED WITH NEW LOW 60N43W 995 MB.
WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT…AND FROM 58N TO THE COAST OF
GREENLAND BETWEEN 43W AND 47W…WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE…540 NM S…AND 240 W QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 66N62W 1002 MB. EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 62N52W ABOVE…N OF 65N W OF 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW 66N53W 1001 MB.
FROM 65N TO 67N BETWEEN THE GREENLAND COAST AND 56W AREA OF NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N50W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 40N46W TO 34N55W TO 33N63W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N41W 1013 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 46N39W TO
43N43W TO 40N40W AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 38N50W 1017 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND
SE…AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST…EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN PART II BELOW…S OF
33N BETWEEN 63W AND 76W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 48N
BETWEEN 45W AND 53W…AND WITHIN 90 NM OF 43N66W,
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM OF 66N57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 66N W OF 59W.
.FORECASTER FIGURSKEY. 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 WED AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 16.
.WARNINGS.
…ATLC HURRICANE WARNING…
…CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING…
.TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18.8N 65.3W 998 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
14 MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE
QUADRANT…100 NM SE QUADRANT…0 NM SW QUADRANT…AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT…120
NM SE QUADRANT…0 NM SW QUADRANT…AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N62W TO 22N66W TO 21N68W TO
16N65W TO 17N61W TO 19N60W TO 21N62W…INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES…WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N59W TO 24N63W TO 22N68W TO 19N68W TO
15N59W TO 17N58W TO 22N59W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 20.3N 66.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 22.4N 68.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE…70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT…270
NM SE QUADRANT…150 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N64W TO 26N67W TO 25N70W TO
23N71W TO 19N67W TO 21N64W TO 24N64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10
TO 20 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N62W TO 27N65W TO 26N70W TO
23N72W TO 18N68W TO 19N64W TO 23N62W…INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES…WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 26.3N 68.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE…110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT…240
NM SE QUADRANT…210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N65W TO 29N68W TO 28N71W TO
24N71W TO 23N67W TO 26N64W TO 29N65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11
TO 22 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N64W TO 28N71W TO 30N77W TO
23N75W TO 20N68W TO 24N62W TO 31N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 17 FT 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 AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73.5W TO 20N74W TO 19.5N75W TO
19.5N74.5W TO 19N74W TO 20N73.5W…INCLUDING THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE…NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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