High seas forecast issued with storm warnings for North Atlantic region.

FZNT01 KWBC 052223
HSFAT1 2230

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SUN JAN 05 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC JAN 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 47N53W 951 MB DRIFING N THEN MOVING NW 15 KT AFTER 24
HOURS. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO
36 FT. ALSO WITHIN 360 NM N QUADRANT…FROM 40N TO 48N BETWEEN
60W AND 44W…AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF FRONT FROM 51N52W TO
50N46W TO 46N39W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 FT…HIGHEST S
OF LOW CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 56N E OF 70W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N55W 966 MB. FRONT FROM 55N58W TO 55N50W
TO 503N40W TO 51N35W. WITHIN 660 NM S QUADRANT AND 180 NM N OF
FRONT E OF 53W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 31N TO 48N BETWEEN 65W AND 42W…AND OUT TO 360 NM N OF
FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N57W 979 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED BELOW.

…STORM WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 34N81W 1001 MB. W OF A LINE FROM
36N68W TO 31N71W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N52W 976 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 38N58W TO
31N64W. WITHIN 360 S AND 300 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 180 NM SE OF
FRONT N OF 33N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 42W AND 72W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
19 FT.

…STORM WARNING…
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N42W 981 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
51N TO 58N E OF 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM F