High seas forecast: storm warnings, heavy freezing spray, and dense fog.

FZNT01 KWBC 270406
HSFAT1 0430

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC FRI DEC 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC DEC 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC DEC 29.

.WARNINGS.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW E OF AREA 65N32W 976 MB MOVING E 05 KT. FROM 56N TO 61N
BETWEEN 35W AND 48W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 51N43W TO 60N54W TO 66N55W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 65N27W 982 MB. FROM 57N TO 60N
BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 55N35W TO 60N50W TO 62N50W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. N OF 57N BETWEEN 35W AND
42W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 41N54W 1004 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 35N TO 49N BETWEEN 42W
AND 64W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N53W 1013 MB. FROM 41N TO 47N BETWEEN 53W
AND 60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS ABSORBED AND
DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 29N50W.

….GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW S OF AREA 30N54W 1010 MB. FROM 31N TO
41N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA 29N51W 1001 MB. FROM 31N TO 37N
BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

..GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 51N48W 1018 MB. FROM 39N TO 53N BETWEEN
35W AND 47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN 35W
AND 43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

…GALE WARNING…
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 45N40W 1016 MB. FROM 38N TO 48N BETWEEN
35W AND 37W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 15 FT.

…HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING…
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N45W TO
62N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 62N35W TO 59N40W TO 58N53W TO 52N53W TO 48N65W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 59N44W TO 60N50W TO 63N58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N35W TO 57N47W TO
55N59W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 61N49W TO 63N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY
N OF A LINE FROM 64N35W TO 59N40W TO 59N63W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 49N
BETWEEN 48W AND 57W…AND FROM 57N TO 59N W OF 60W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 47W AND
53W…AND FROM 56N TO 58N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 49N BETWEEN 44W AND
49W…AND W OF A LINE FROM 54N52W TO 61N65W.

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN P