High seas forecast warns of storm conditions and significant wave heights.

FZNT01 KWBC 241027
HSFAT1 1030

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC TUE DEC 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC DEC 26.

.WARNINGS.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 65N37W 968 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 150 NM S AND SE OF
A LINE FROM 62N35W TO 61N43W TO 60N47W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
12 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 56N E OF 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 17 FT. OTHERWISE N OF 52N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N36W 962 MB. FROM 58N TO 61N E OF 45W
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 34 FT…HIGHEST NEAR 60N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF AREA 65N33W 962 MB. FROM 58N TO
61N E OF 43W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
53N TO 65N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 24 FT.
OTHERWISE EXCEPT WHERE NOTED BELOW N OF 49N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA…WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR
66N35W 979 MB. WITHIN 840 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 25 FT…HIGHEST NEAR 58N35W. ELSEWHERE N OF 47N E OF 49W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 51N38W 1002 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS AND E OF A LINE FROM 51N47W TO 38N35W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 52N E OF 52W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

…GALE WARNING…
.FROM 31N TO 33N W OF 72W AREA OF E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N76W 1018 MB. FROM 32N TO 35N BETWEEN
72W AND 76W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N74W 1017 MB. WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N68W 1018 MB. FROM 31N TO 36N W OF 68W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT…HIGHEST NEAR 33N77W.

…GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 34N38W 1015 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N35W 1014 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 41N35W TO
32N45W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

…GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 64N63W 986 MB. W OF A LINE FROM
63N52W TO 55N48W AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N52W 997 MB. N OF 56N BETWEEN 50W AND
60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 49N W OF
49W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT WITH NW SWELL…EXCEPT
SEAS 8 FT OR LESS S OF 50N.

…GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 42N62W 1015 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW
EXCEPT 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N61W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N60W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE
AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.

…HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING…
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 41W AND N OF 54N
W OF 54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 64N35W TO 58N40W TO 48N51W TO 43N65W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N E OF
GREENLAND…N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND AND W OF A LINE FROM 62N57W
TO 53N53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N
AND N OF 48N W OF 51W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 62N50W TO 58N62W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AND NW OF A LINE FROM 61N49W TO
54N58W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 53N E
OF 41W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 45N BETWEEN 58W AND 64W
AND N OF 59N W OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 44W AND 50W
AND N OF 62N W OF 58W.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 0600 UTC TUE DEC 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 25.
48 HOUR F