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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 UTC WED MAY 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC MAY 01. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 02. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 03. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 38N41W 1001 MB MOVING N 15 KT. WITHIN 600 NM S QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 41N BETWEEN 36W 

AND 51W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N40W 992 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 52N E 

OF 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N40W 996 MB. FROM 39N TO 51N E OF 50W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 45N38W 1004 MB MOVING W 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM N AND 300 NM E 

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A 

LINE FROM 53N50W TO 41N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N50W 1004 MB. FROM 47N TO 56N W OF 47W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT 

LAWRENCE N OF 48N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 

FROM 47N TO 54N W OF 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.FROM 53N TO 64N W OF 46W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 56N BETWEEN 46W AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 

KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 54N BETWEEN 41W AND 58W WINDS 25 TO 40 

KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 41N69W 1010 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N52W 1008 MB. FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN 

47W AND 62W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N36W 1007 MB. FROM 32N TO 38N E OF 47W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO 

63N51W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF 

55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF 

50W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 65N W OF 

55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 

49W. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 44N53W 1001 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N...540 NM 

S...360 NM W...AND WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 20 TO 

30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 44N40W 

DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. 



.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 66N30W 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. N OF 58N E 

OF 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 54N 

BETWEEN 42W AND 59W AND FROM 56N TO 58N W OF 55W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 44W AND 60W 

AND FROM 44N TO 47N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

49N57W TO 43N49W AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND. 



.FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 MAY 1.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY  2.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY  3.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N50W TO 29N49W TO 29N47W TO 30N42W TO

31N40W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW

SWELL. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N36W TO 30N36W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N51W TO 29N50W TO 29N47W TO

31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 

LESS THAN 8 FT.



.ATLC WITHIN 20N61W TO 21N63W TO 21N68W TO 19N69W TO 18N68W TO

18N64W TO 20N61W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND

PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 8 FT.



.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N72W TO 13N73W TO

12N74W TO 11N74W TO 12N72W TO 13N71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

LESS THAN 8 FT.

.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 8 FT.



.GULF OF MEXICO 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N88W TO 22N90W TO

22N91W TO 21N91W TO 21N89W TO 22N87W TO 22N88W...INCLUDING

WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N91W TO 26N94W TO 20N97W TO 18N94W TO

19N92W TO 23N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ 

AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N90W TO 25N93W TO 22N95W TO 20N93W TO

20N91W TO 22N90W TO 24N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF 

CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 

LESS THAN 8 FT. 



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



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.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.