FZNT01 KWBC 170934
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC MON JAN 17 2022

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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).

METAREA IV BULLETIN WILL ONLY BE BROADCAST FROM THE INMARSAT 
AOE SATELLITE. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR RECEIVER IS POINTED 
CORRECTLY. 

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 JAN 17. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW INLAND NEAR 39N77W 986 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 420 NM
E...540 NM SE...AND 480 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 43N W OF 64W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 48N69W 977 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND
FROM THE LOW TO 46N61W TO 42N61W TO 31N62W. WITHIN 180 NM NE AND
E OF THE FRONT N OF 38N AND BETWEEN 660 NM AND 1020 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM
NE...1200 NM SE...AND 1140 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N58W 981 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE LOW
TO 48N50W TO 44N49W TO 34N50W. FROM 61N TO 66N E OF 54W AND
WITHIN 300 NM E AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS E OF THE FRONT AND FROM
37N TO 41N BETWEEN 57W AND 63W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE...600 NM E...1260 NM SE...AND 1200
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 45N38W 999 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E...480 NM
SE...780 NM SW...AND 720 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9
TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N36W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
33N TO 52N E OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 43N TO 52N E OF 38W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N44W 985 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 33 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NE OF AREA. FROM 57N TO 61N E OF 44W AND N
OF 64N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 60N TO 63N E OF 42W AREA OF S TO SW WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 65N51W 980 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. N OF 61N BETWEEN 49W AND 58W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 64N38W 988 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM 65N57W TO 62N53W
AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN GREENLAND AND A LINE FROM 67N57W TO
64N55W TO 61N50W AREA OF SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 57N58W.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW AND W OF A LINE FROM 65N53W
TO 62N60W TO 52N52W TO 50N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF 52W AND W OF A LINE FROM 58N54W TO
48N49W TO 44N58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF
56W AND W OF A LINE FROM 58N59W TO 53N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 53N W OF 49W AND N OF 63N E OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 66N57W TO 64N52W AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 58N TO 63N
BETWEEN 40W AND 52W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 45N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 51N W OF 50W.

.HIGH 43N61W 1028 MB MOVING NE 25 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 47N47W 1028 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N79W 1024 MB.

.FORECASTER BELL. 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 0600 UTC MON JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 22N78W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 
80W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 
THE BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 73W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO A LINE 
FROM 31N65W TO 27N66W TO 24N70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 20N74W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 68W AND 78W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N W OF 
FRONT AND E OF THE BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N60W TO 27N62W TO 
25N65W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 20N73W. N OF 27N W 
OF FRONT TO 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT N OF 
28N BETWEEN 66W AND 76W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. FROM 24N TO 
27N W OF FRONT AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N56W 
TO 27N60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 22N71W. N OF 30N E 
OF FRONT TO 47W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 23N W 
OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 25N52W THEN STATIONARY TO 
22N57W. N OF A LINE FROM 31N41W TO 25N50W TO 19N60W TO 19N86W TO 
22N66W TO 24N70W TO 31N65W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N32W TO 28N35W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 26N50W. N OF A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N44W TO 
13N50W TO 13N57W TO 19N60W TO 26N48W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 25N E OF 45W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 
50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 15N84W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N W OF 
84W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N73W TO 13N83W. 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO N OF 25N E OF 87W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT. IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA SE OF A LINE FROM 26N90W 
TO 22N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 87W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 87W...AND S OF 26N E OF 88W... 
INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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