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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

2230 UTC WED MAY 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 MAY 08. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 09.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 10.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 50N47W 991 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW

CENTER TO 50N43W TO 47N40W TO 44N44W. WITHIN 150 NM N AND NE OF

FRONT N OF 47N AND 240 NM E AND SE OF FRONT S OF 47N WINDS 25 TO

35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N39W 984 MB. FROM 44N TO 62N E OF 53W

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N35W 982 MB. N OF 44N E OF 47W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM W QUADRANT

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 53N37W 999 MB MOVING NW 15 KT THEN TURNING SW AFTER 12

HOURS. WITHIN 420 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10

FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N40W 994 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH

LOW 54N39W.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 44N44W 999 MB MOVING NE 30 KT THEN TURNING N AFTER 12

HOURS. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER TO 39N51W TO 37N56W. WITHIN

360 NM E AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW

54N39W DESCRIBED ABOVE.



...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 37N W OF 65W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N47W 1001 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N54W 1001 MB. WITHIN 660 NM E QUADRANT

AND 420 NM SE OF FRONT FROM LOW CENTER 35N72W TO 35N76W WINDS 25

TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.FROM 54N TO 59N W OF 54W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.LOW 37N56W 1008 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. S OF 37N BETWEEN 56W AND 71W

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N40W 1014 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 42N35W

TO LOW CENTER TO 37N52W. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S OF FRONT WINDS 20

TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.



.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N60W 1000 MB. S OF 45N BETWEEN 53W AND

68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 43N51W 1003 MB.

FROM 43N TO 47N BETWEEN 48W AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8

FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 57N TO 64N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 52N TO 55N E OF

38W...FROM 51N TO 58N BETWEEN 54W AND 59W...FROM 38N TO 42N W OF

72W...AND WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 58N55W TO 60N49W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 62N E OF 49W...FROM 49N

TO 52N BETWEEN 46W AND 56W...AND FROM 42N TO 44N BETWEEN 60W AND

64W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF A LINE FROM 56N44W TO 62N35W AND

FROM 42N TO 44N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W.



.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 63N58W TO 67N54W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 64N57W TO

67N54W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF 53W.



.FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 WED MAY 8.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY  9.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 10.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N48W TO 27N50W TO 23N46W TO 25N35W TO

31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

LESS THAN 8 FT.



.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N75.5W TO 31N78.5W TO 30.5N77.5W

TO 30N76.5W TO 31N75.5W S TO SW 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.



.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16.5N84.5W TO 16.5N85.5W TO

16.5N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N85W TO 16N84.5W TO 16.5N84.5W E WINDS

20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N84W TO 17N86W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W TO

17N84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 

LESS THAN 8 FT.



.GULF OF MEXICO 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N87W TO 23N88W TO

22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 8 FT.

.24 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.





.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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