High Seas Forecast - Western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC FRI APR 26 2024

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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. 

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT 
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(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 APR 26. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 59N55W 992 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 150 NM S AND 180 NM W
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 55N
W OF 45W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N55W 990 MB. FROM 56N TO 65N BETWEEN 45W
AND 60W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. N OF 63N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 36N65W 1020 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. FROM
31N TO 41N BETWEEN 34W AND 72W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NW OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N51W 1008 MB. FROM 40N TO 48N BETWEEN 44W
AND 65W...AND FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 46W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 44N54W 1005 MB AND
SECOND NEW LOW 37N54W 1000 MB. FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 40W AND
65W...AND WITHIN 600 NM NE...720 NM N...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS
OF SECOND LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 62N41W 1012 MB. FROM 56N TO 64N BETWEEN
35W AND 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N40W 1010 MB. N OF 57N E OF 45W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N35W 1007 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 57N BETWEEN 53W
AND 62W...FROM 60N TO 64N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W...AND FROM 52N TO
58N BETWEEN 36W AND 38W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 60N TO 63N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND
54W...N OF A LINE FROM 61N42W TO 64N36W...AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF
A LINE FROM 43N50W TO 48N42W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 60N BETWEEN 56W AND 62W...FROM
57N TO 60N BETWEEN 44W AND 55W...N OF 60N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND
38W...AND FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 44W AND 55W.

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 53N52W TO
61N59W TO 67N56W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 51N TO
56N W OF 51W...AND FROM 58N TO 63N W OF 58W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF
58W.

.FORECASTER EHRBAR. 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 1800 UTC FRI APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 27N41W TO 28N42W TO 28N44W TO 27N46W TO 24N44W TO
25N42W TO 27N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 20N73W. WITHIN 
31N76W TO 31N77W TO 31N79W TO 30N79W TO 29N77W TO 29N76W TO 
31N76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N72W

TO 30N72W TO 29N70W TO 30N68W TO 31N67W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO 20N72W. WITHIN 31N61W

TO 31N66W TO 30.5N66W TO 30.5N65W TO 30N63.5W TO 30.5N61.5W TO 
31N61W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 
30N65W TO 31N66W TO 30N75W TO 28N74W TO 29N69W TO 30N65W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N53W THEN
STATIONARY 
TO 19N70W. WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N62W TO 30N62W TO 28N59W TO
29N56W TO 31N54W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N52W TO 29N60W TO 31N68W TO 26N76W TO 20N69W TO
31N52W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N80W TO 21N81W TO
21N80W TO 20N79W TO 19N75W TO 20N73W TO 22N80W...INCLUDING
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W
TO 17N86W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 28N94W TO 29N95W TO 28N96W TO 27N96W TO
28N95W TO 28N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N86W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N95W TO
26N91W TO 26N87W TO 29N86W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WITHIN 24N80W TO 25N81W TO 24N83W TO 23N83W TO 23N81W TO
24N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N88W TO 29N95W TO 25N97W TO 22N95W TO
26N91W TO 24N86W TO 30N88W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SE SWELL.

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


.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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