FZNT01 KWBC 241625
HSFAT1 1630
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC FRI JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
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SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
…HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING…
.LOW 42N60W 1004 MB MOVING NE 50 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
WITHIN 420 NM SE…240 NM S AND 120 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM SE…900 NM SW AND 240
NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N45W 992 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE…540 NM S
AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N37W 979 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM SE
AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA 47N32W 966 MB. FROM 38N TO
47N E OF 40W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 30 FT…HIGHEST NEAR
45N35W. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 54N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS WELL E OF THE AREA.
…STORM WARNING…
.LOW 61N39W 961 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM SE
AND 90 NM AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO
27 FT…HIGHEST NEAR 61N38W. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO 60N E OF 50W
AND FROM 60N TO 63N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N41W 976 MB. FROM 55N TO 60N E OF 50W
AND N OF 60N W OF 38W TO E GREENLAND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT IN MIXED SWELL…HIGHEST E OF 40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N38N 982 MB. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
…STORM WARNING…
.18 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 47N49W 996 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S
QUADRANT AND FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 47N45W 996 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE…300
NM S AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23
FT…HIGHEST SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 55N W BETWEEN 40W
AND 64W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT…EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 34N TO 54N E OF 48W AREA
OF W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 59N57W 978 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 45N TO 50N E OF 46W AND
FROM 50N TO 55N E OF 55W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 25
FT…HIGHEST E OF 42W. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 55N E OF 45W AND
WITHIN 780 NM S AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N48W 983 MB. WITHIN 720 NM SE…SW…AND
480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED
SWELL…HIGHEST E OF 40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 34N TO 54N BETWEEN 48W AND
60W AREA OF W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT…EXCEPT 8 FT IN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW 63N53W 970 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 59N46W TO 63N54W TO W GREENLAND AND N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 48W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT…HIGHEST NEAR 56N51W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
…GALE WARNING…
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N60W 1014 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S OF A LINE
FROM 36N40W TO 36N55W AND WITHIN 600 NM SW AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 31N TO 34N E OF 42W AREA
OF W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
…HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING…
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF 54W ANDW OF A
LINE FROM 59N59W TO 53N52W TO 51N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N W OF 40W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 39N74W TO 45N63W…INCLUDING
THE BAY OF FUNDY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 67N55W TO 64N55W TO 60N59W AND W OF A LINE FROM 57N59W
TP 53N52W TO 50N59N TO 48N64W…INCLUDING THE N GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 47N TO 60N W OF 40W AND W
AND NW OF A LINE FROM 40N70W TO 37N75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 67N55W TO 60N59W AND W OF A LINE FROM 57N59W TO 54N53W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 44N W OF
42W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND NW AND N OF A LINE
FROM 44N56W TO 44N69W…INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 63N W OF
GREENLAND AND FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 53W AND 62W.
.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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
…GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING…
.TROUGH FROM 26N91W TO 22N96W TO 19N94W. WITHIN 23N96W TO 24N97W
TO 22N97W TO 20N97W TO 20N95W TO 21N96W TO 23N96W…INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ…NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N96W TO 26N97W
TO 23N98W TO 19N96W TO 20N94W TO 23N96W TO 27N96W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 24N97.5W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 22N92W
TO 24N94W TO 23N96W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N93W TO 22N92W…
INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ…NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 30 KT…EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN MIXED
SWELL…HIGHEST NEAR 19.5N95W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N93W TO 23N95W TO 21N95W TO 29N93W
TO 21N93W TO 23N93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT…
EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 20N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 28N77W 1018 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 23N78W
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 23N79W. WITHIN 30N76W TO 30N80W TO
27N80W TO 28N77W TO 30N76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT…EXCEPT SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT TO 76W FROM 27N TO 28N. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES MOVED NE OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM
31N68W TO 27N72W TO 22N77W. WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N77W TO 29N80W TO
24N80W TO 26N75W TO 31N67W…INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES…NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT…EXCEPT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 FT E OF FRONT FROM
29N TO 31N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N AND NE OF BAHAMAS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 27N71W TO 21N76W.
LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 26N65W
THEN SHEAR LINE TO 21N75W. WITHIN 27N65W TO 26N73W TO 23N80W TO
21N75W TO 23N70W TO 27N65W…INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES…NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND FROM 22N TO 27N.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N61W TO 31N64W TO 30.5N64W TO 29N61W
TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N42W TO 30N38W TO 28N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 30N40W TO 30N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 21N50W TO 20N58W TO 14N57W TO 11N52W TO
11N43W TO 07N35W TO 22N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N35W TO 23N50W TO
21N69W TO 19N62W TO 10N60W TO 07N54W TO 07N50W TO 07N35W TO
24N35W…INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES…WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.CARIBBEAN SHEAR LINE FROM 21N79W TO 17N87W. WITHIN 20N84W TO
21N87W TO 18N88W TO 19N85W TO 19N84W TO 20N84W…INCLUDING IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL…N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST SHEAR LINE DISSIPATED. WITHIN 20N76W TO 23N82W
TO 22N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N85W TO 13N82W TO 20N76W…INCLUDING IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS…N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N71W TO 14N74W TO 14N77W TO 11N78W TO 10N76W
TO 11N71W TO 13N71W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA…NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 73W…AND LESS THAN 8 FT
E OF 73W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N78W TO 14N75W TO 15N81W TO 14N82W
TO 11N82W TO 10N78W TO 13N78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N71W TO 13N76W TO 13N77W TO 10N77W TO
11N75W TO 11N71W TO 12N71W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA…
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W…AND LESS THAN 8
FT E OF 74W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N77W TO 13N76W TO 14N79W TO
13N81W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N67W TO 18N72W TO 14N80W TO 09N77W TO
12N73W TO 12N67W TO 15N67W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA
…NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT…EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 12N
BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 74W…AND TO 8 FT E OF
74W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N80W TO 17N84W TO 13N83W TO 09N80W TO
13N80W TO 14N79W TO 18N80W…INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA…WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
WITHIN 20N78W TO 20N79W TO 20N81W TO 18N81W TO 18N80W TO
20N78W…INCLUDING THE LEE OF CUBA…AND WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N75W
TO 18N78W TO 17N79W TO 15N79W TO 16N77W TO 20N74W…INCLUDING
THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE…NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N63W TO 18N65W TO 17N68W TO
16N66W TO 13N63W TO 14N62W TO 17N63W…INCLUDING IN ATLC
PASSAGES…NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N81W TO 27N83W TO
25N85W TO 23N88W TO 22N87W TO 22N85W TO 23N81W TO 25N81W…
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL…N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHI
