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Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
858 FZNT01 KWBC 041004 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC MON AUG 04 2025 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 06. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM DEXTER NEAR 34.6N 68.3W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 04 MOVING ENE OR 065 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE...180 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DEXTER NEAR 36.8N 64.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE...180 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DEXTER NEAR 38.6N 61.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM S AND 90 NM N SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 120 NM S OF A LINE FROM 60N43W TO 60N40W TO 59N35W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 60N45W TO 53N38W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 55N49W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 59N60W 993 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FROM 49N TO 56N BETWEEN 50W AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM S...660 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N49W 1006 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 61N40W TO 60N43W TO 50N50W...AND FROM 53N TO 57N W OF 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST MAIN LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 61N48W...58N56W...48N35W...58N35W...61N48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 40N57W 1015 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N44W 1017 MB. FROM 46N TO 49N E OF 38W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N54W 1001 MB. FROM 60N TO 62N W OF 61W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW FORMED NEAR 65N53W 998 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 63N57W TO 50N50W TO 58N50W...ALSO N OF 63N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 38N64W 1012 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 180 NM N...NW AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 56N TO 59N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF AMERICA SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 4. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 5. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 6. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N69W TO 16N71W TO 15N75W TO 11N75W TO 12N70W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N71W TO 16N76W TO 13N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N72W TO 12N69W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N73W TO 10N72W TO 11N70W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N85W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.