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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1030 UTC THU MAY 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0600 UTC MAY 02. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 03. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 04. 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.FROM 58N TO 66N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W AREA OF NW WINDS 25 TO 35 

KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 56N TO 66N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W AREA OF N 

TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 63N54W TO 

59N53W TO 57N49W TO 57N40W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 66N56W TO 61N56W TO 

61N56W TO 56N50W TO 55N43W TO 56N35W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 

TO 15 FT.



...STORM WARNING... 

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 65N31W 997 MB. WITHIN 240 

NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N35W 994 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 

61N E OF 41W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 43N39W 992 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 660 NM N AND NE 

QUADRANTS...AND FROM 36N TO 43N E OF 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 

9 TO 17 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N39W 994 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N AND 240 NM 

S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N41W 999 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N AND 180 NM 

S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 48N48W 1003 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 48W 

AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N56W 1008 MB. WITHIN 540 NM N AND NW 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 43N TO 51N BETWEEN 51W 

AND 63W AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... 

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF 54W. ELSEWHERE 

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 51W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF 

53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 

51W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF 

54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 

49W.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 38N58W 1008 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N42W 1004 MB. FROM 32N TO 37N E OF 50W 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 39N68W 1012 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N55W 1007 MB. FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 

61W AND 68W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 55N 

BETWEEN 44W AND 59W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

49N59W TO 42N47W...N OF 62N E OF 39W...AND FROM 38N TO 42N W OF 

67W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 62N E OF 40W.



.FORECASTER NOLT. 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 0600 UTC THU MAY 2.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY  3.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY  4.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N39W TO 30N55W TO 29N53W TO 30N47W TO 30N40W TO

31N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

LESS THAN 8 FT.



.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N62W TO 24N63W TO 24N64W TO

22N64W TO 22N62W TO 23N61W TO 24N62W E TO SE 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 22N91W TO 25N93W TO 26N94W TO 21N97W TO

19N96W TO 19N93W TO 22N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N96W TO 22N97W TO 21N97W TO 20N97W TO

20N96W TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N89W TO 24N90W TO 23N92W TO 22N92W TO

21N90W TO 22N89W TO 23N89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 8 FT.



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



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.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.