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High Seas Forecast (North Atlantic)



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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
1630 UTC WED SEP 25 2013 

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 

SECURITE 

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SEP 25 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 26 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 27 

.WARNINGS. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 44N60W 1003 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 
WITHIN 420 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N59W 1001 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW AND 
540 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N50W 998 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW 46N49W 1005 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N45W 1003 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 

.LOW E OF AREA 44N25W 989 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 600 NM W 
AND NW AND 840 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM E OF A LINE FROM 36N50W TO 
31N60W AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 35N AND W OF 70W AREA OF NE WINDS 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 660 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 
45N48W TO 52N35W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 54N BETWEEN 42W AND 54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 54N BETWEEN 36W AND 50W. 

.HIGH 61N58W 1025 MB MOVING S 05 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 59N58W 1024 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 56N57W 1024 MB.

.HIGH 39N52W 1012 MB MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 

.FORECASTER ACHORN. 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 1200 UTC WED SEP 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU SEP 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N61W TO 28N69W STATIONARY TO LOW PRES
31N78W 1008 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N58W TO 29N62W STATIONARY
TO LOW PRES 31N70W 1008 MB WITH STATIONARY FRONT TO 31N80W.
WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT OF FLOW SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT 31N58W TO LOW PRES 
31N68W 1008 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 29N75W TO 31N78W.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 31N62W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT
SW TO 28N70W THEN STATIONARY TO LOW PRES 30N75W 1008 MB WITH
DEVELOPING COLD FRONT TO 30N81W. N OF 26N E OF 68W WITHIN
300 NM SE OF LOW AND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N60W TO 28N66W THEN STATIONARY
TO LOW PRES 30N75W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 27N80W. 
N OF 27N E OF 65W WITHIN 360 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
25KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 09N36W TO 19N38W. FROM 15N TO 19N
E OF 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 09N43W TO 19N43W.
FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 37W AND 42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N51W TO 19N51W.
FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 42W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.