FZNT01 KWBC 141604
HSFAT1 1630
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 16.
.WARNINGS.
.SEE PART II FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERNESTO.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW E OF AREA 50N32W 1006 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. FROM 44N TO 49N E
OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360
NM NW OF A LINE FROM 42N35W TO 37N44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY
LOW 61N27W BELOW.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 61N43W 991 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO 60N E OF 50W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 61N27W 987 MB. FROM 53N TO 59N E
OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 51N TO
60N E OF 44W…AND FROM 51N TO 53N W OF 53W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY
LOW 60N40W BELOW.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 54N58W 994 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N41W 988 MB. FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 41W
AND 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE…EXCEPT
WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 61N27W…WITHIN 480 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N40W 991 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE…AND FROM 50N TO 54N W OF 48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 38N55W 1012 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N45W 1014 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 43N35W TO 38N44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.
.LOW 32N73W 1014 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 120 NM WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N38W 1013 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 38N44W TO 32N55W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N46W 1018 MB. FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 40W
AND 50W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF
41N W OF 64W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 65N W OF 55W…AND N OF 41N W OF
64W.
.FORECASTER ANDERSON. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 16.
.WARNINGS.
…ATLC HURRICANE WARNING…
.HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 20.5N 67.6W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 14
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE
QUADRANT…180 NM SE QUADRANT…0 NM SW QUADRANT…AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS…200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA OVER ATLANTIC WATERS FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 61W AND 63W
AND FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN 63W AND 73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 24.5N 69.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT…170 NM SE QUADRANT…90 NM SW
QUADRANT…AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM OF CENTER…EXCEPT 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT…300 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS
AND 210 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 18N TO 31N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 28.5N 67.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM E SEMICIRCLE…140 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT…240
NM SE QUADRANT…210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE…
QUADRANT…300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 21N TO 31N
BETWEEN 61W AND THE BAHAMAS AND ALSO N OF 27N BETWEEN 77W AND
80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL…EXCEPT
9 TO 14 FT N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS.
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.
.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 68W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 18N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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