FZNT01 KWBC 032244
HSFAT1 2230
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC THU OCT 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 F49.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT…160 NM SE QUADRANT…100 NM SW
QUADRANT…AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE…330 NM SE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN
41W AND 58W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 28.4N 50.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT…180 NM SE QUADRANT…110 NM SW
QUADRANT…AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
FROM 24N TO 34N BETWEEN 45W AND 57W WITH SEAS TO 47 FT.
ESLEWHERE FROM 31N TO 34N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 49N43W 989 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 660 NM N QUADRANT AND
300 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 37N TO 60N E OF 56W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N26W 989 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 35N35W TO
46N53W TO 54N56W TO 64N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WELL E OF AREA. AREA E OF LINE
FROM 34N35W TO 47N52W TO 60N45W TO 65N35W WINDS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 18 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 34N61W 1003 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF LINE
FROM 33N62W TO 36N57W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 41N BETWEEN 50W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N61W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
600 NM OF CENTER WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N61W 1009 MB. WITHIN 660 NM NW QUADRANT
WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.W OF LINE FROM 55N57W TO 67N54W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 54N56W TO 58N52W TO 67N5TW
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW E OF AREA. E OF LINE FROM 56N35W TO 59N46W TO 65N35W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE
WITH LOW 52N26W.
.WITHIN 270 NM OF LINE FROM 33N41W TO 35N35W WINDS LESS THAN 25
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN WARNING SECTION ABOVE
WITH LOW 52N26W.
.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 THU OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 05.
.WARNINGS.
…ATLC HURRICANE WARNING…
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 21.1N 46.7W 945 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 03
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT
GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE
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