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440 FZNT01 KWBC 140950 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC TUE OCT 14 2025 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC OCT 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 16. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 35N72W 1006 MB MOVING NE 15 KT...SECOND LOW 38N75W 1009 MB MOVING SE 10 KT...AND A THIRD LOW 34N58W 1008 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICRICLE OF THIRD LOW...AND WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM SECOND LOW TO 38N75W TO 40N70W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...WITHIN 360 NM N OF A LINE FROM 40N70W TO 35N60W TO 32N48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 37N66W 999 MB. FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 77W AND A LINE FROM 40N65W TO 35N50W TO 31N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N57W 990 MB. S OF 39N BETWEEN 46W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 50N42W 985 MB MOVING SW 15 KT AND SECOND LOW E OF AREA NEAR 43N32W 1002 MB MOVING NW 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 57N E OF 52W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ALSO FROM 33N TO 40N E OF 47W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 44N42W 990 MB AND SECOND LOW 51N42W 996 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICRICLE OF FIRST LOW...AND 240 NM N SEMICRICLE OF SECOND LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 56N E OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 47N32W 992 MB AND SECOND LOW 49N45W 997 MB. FROM 38N TO 44N E OF 38W...AND FROM 50N TO 58N E OF 47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .N OF 63N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND 54W...AND N OF 64N W OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 61N69W 1003 MB. N OF 55N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND 60W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 56N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N67W 1005 MB. N OF 62N BETWEEN 54W AND 66W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 33N E OF 45W AREA OF E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N38W 1000 MB. FROM 31N TO 34N E OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 33N34W 999 MB. S OF 34N E OF 40W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W AREA OF E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 66N W OF 58W...AND WITHIN 60 NM FROM 53N42W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 65N W OF 60W...FROM 52N TO 56N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W...FROM 47N TO 55N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W...AND FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W. .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 AMERICA SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED OCT 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 16. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 17.2N 43.8W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 14 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 17N41W TO 19N43W TO 19N45W TO 18N46W TO 15N45W TO 14N41W TO 17N41W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N38W TO 22N44W TO 20N47W TO 15N46W TO 12N42W TO 13N39W TO 18N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 20.5N 44.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N42W TO 22N46W TO 20N46W TO 19N45W TO 20N44W TO 19N43W TO 22N42W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N40W TO 26N44W TO 21N48W TO 18N49W TO 16N44W TO 19N40W TO 27N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LORENZO NEAR 25.5N 41.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N38W TO 26N40W TO 27N40W TO 26N43W TO 24N42W TO 25N38W TO 26N38W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 24N50W TO 20N42W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 27N79W. WITHIN 31N70.5W TO 31N77W TO 30N76W TO 30N71.5W TO 31N70.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 23N77W. WITHIN 30N59W TO 31N58W TO 31N61W TO 27N67W TO 26N65W TO 27N62W TO 30N59W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N79W TO 30N78W TO 30N73W TO 29N66W TO 31N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 22N75W. WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N61W TO 25N62W TO 25N58W TO 28N53W TO 31N50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 31N50W TO 29N81W TO 28N65W TO 25N61W TO 24N50W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 29N55W 1005 MB. WITHIN 29N55W TO 30N57W TO 29N58W TO 27N57W TO 27N56W TO 28N55W TO 29N55W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N37W TO 29N42W TO 31N41W TO 30N45W TO 26N50W TO 27N37W TO 31N37W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 26N51W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 25N50W TO 20N44W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N39W TO 28N38W TO 28N36W TO 27N36W TO 28N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$