FZNT01 KWBC 020420
HSFAT1 0430
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC WED OCT 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE)
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP
FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
ATLANTIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 12 FEET OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH,
AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER
CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO
PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.
SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 04.
.WARNINGS.
…STORM WARNING…
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N48W 990 MB MOVING NE 05 KT.
WITHIN 60 NM AND 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10
TO 20 FT…HIGHEST NEAR 46N49W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE…600
NM SE…480 NM SW AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 16 FT. ALSO WITHIN 660 NM SW AND 600 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N44W 991 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 46N47W TO 50N46W AND WITHIN 240 NM NW AND N OF LINE
FROM 50N46W TO 51N40W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 55N E OF 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N41W 996 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND BETWEEN
180 NM AND 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20
KT. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 55N E OF 48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
…GALE WARNING…
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 36N73W 1008 MB MOVING SE 15 KT WITH
SECOND LOW 34N67W 1006 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND
180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW AND WITHIN 200 NM N AND 180 NM NE
QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST MAIN LOW 36N68W 1005 MB AND SECOND LOW 34N66W
1005 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SECOND LOW ABSORBED BY FIRST LOW 34N64W 1002
MB. WITHIN 120 NM NM W AND NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 60W AND 70W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N61W 1000 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM
NE…WITHIN 180 NM SW…W AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
480 NM NE…180 NM SE…300 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
20TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 35N35W TO 32N40W TO 35N40W
TO 39N35W TO 35N35W AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE S OF
40N E OF 40W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 40N35W TO
40N40W TO 36N40W TO 31N45W TO 35N35W TO 40N35W AREA OF SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 35N43W TO
38N35W AREA OF SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND AND FROM 56N TO 65N W OF 56W AREA OF S
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 65N BETWEEN 54W AND 59W AREA OF SE TO S
WINDS 25 KT TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N BETWEEN 54W AND 61W AREA OF SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 55N BETWEEN
52W AND 63W AREA OF SE TO S WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 55N W OF 55W AREA OF SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW JUST E OF THE AREA 64N33W 1010 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. N OF 64N
E OF GREENLAND AND WITHIN 90 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 58N46W TO
60N51W TO COAST OF W GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA 63N25W 1012 MB. FROM 60N TO
65N E OF 39W AND FROM 55N TO 59N BETWEEN 36W AND 48W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 55N TO 60N E OF 45W AND
FROM 60NB TO 63N E OF 38W AREA OF NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 15 FT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 64N E OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.
.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 0000 UTC WED OCT 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 04.
.WARNINGS.
…ATLC HURRICANE WARNING…
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 16.7N 40.8W 986 MB AT 0300 UTC OCT 02
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM E
SEMICIRCLE…70 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT…270 NM SE
QUADRANT…90 NM SW QUADRANT…AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 18.7N 43.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE…80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE…150
NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 26N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 30N BETWEEN
35W AND 52W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 21.0N 46.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 170 NM E SEMICIRCLE…100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE…180
NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 31N BETWEEN 35W AND 52W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 31N BETWEEN
35W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 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.
.N OF 23N AND SE OF A LINE FROM 31N44W TO 23N51W TO ANOTHER LINE
FROM 31N39W TO 24N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 20N W OF 95W…INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ…NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 94W…INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ…NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20.5N W OF 93W…INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ…W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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