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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SUN OCT 06 2024

CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOE+AOW/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE)
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP

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 12 FEET 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 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 08.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 33.5N 49.0W 957 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 06
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 160 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...410 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 500 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 51 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 36N BETWEEN 41W AND 54W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 25
FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE. ALSO S OF 36N BETWEEN
54W AND 62W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 39.6N 42.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...250 NM SE QUADRANT...190 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...480 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 51 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 47N E OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST
WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KIRK NEAR 43.4N
29.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...240
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT...660 NM SE QUADRANT...840 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 780 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 52 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 37N58W 1007 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 43W
AND 62W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N55W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH HURRICANE KIRK...FROM 34N TO 48N BETWEEN 50W
AND 63W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ALSO...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH HURRICANE KIRK...S OF 47N BETWEEN 50W AND
73W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N48W 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM W
SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NE AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ALSO...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED WITH POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KIRK ABOVE...S OF 47N
BETWEEN 35W AND 67W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW WELL E OF AREA 52N19W 968 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 960 NM
SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 40N E OF 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ALSO N OF
43N E OF 52W...NOT INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF GREENLAND...WINDS
LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA NEAR 52N17W 974 MB. FROM 47N
TO 60N E OF 52W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. E OF A LINE FROM 45N38W TO
53N50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 64N E OF 56W...NOT INCLUDING THE WATERS W
OF GREENLAND...WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 36N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE
WITH LOW 40N55W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE N OF 49N
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 61W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 57N W OF 58W S TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 58N W OF 59W S TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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 0600 UTC SUN OCT 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON OCT 7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE OCT 8.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 33.5N 49.0W 957 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 06
MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 160 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
300 NM NE QUADRANT...410 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW QUADRANT...
AND 500 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 51 FT N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N42W TO 31N54W TO 28N53W TO 25N47W TO 26N44W TO 31N42W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
31N41W TO 30N73W TO 24N72W TO 19N67W TO 23N46W TO
31N41W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK WELL N OF AREA 39.6N 42.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N73W TO 23N72W TO 26N62W TO 24N49W TO 31N38W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NORTHERLY SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL KIRK WELL N OF
AREA NEAR 43.4N 29.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 28N53W TO 30N45W
TO 28N43W TO 29N39W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MIXED NORTHERLY SWELL.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 12.9N 37.3W 984 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT 06
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75
NM SE QUADRANT AND 135 NM SW QUADRANT  WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N35W TO 15N37W TO 14N39W TO 11N39W TO 10N37W
TO 11N35W TO 14N35W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 11N38W TO 14N35W TO 15N38W TO 12N42W TO 09N42W TO
10N35W TO 11N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 14.9N 39.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N37W TO 17N40W TO 16N41W TO 15N42W TO 13N39W
TO 14N38W TO 16N37W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 16N36W TO 18N39W TO 16N42W TO 12N43W TO 11N41W TO
14N36W TO 16N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 17.5N 43.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND
60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N42W TO
19N42W TO 19N44W TO 19N45W TO 16N45W TO 16N43W TO 18N42W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 18N39W TO
20N41W TO 20N43W TO 19N45W TO 15N45W TO 16N40W TO 18N39W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MILTON NEAR 23.0N 94.9W 1003 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
06 MOVING E OR 090 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0
NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N94W TO 24N95W TO 24N97W TO
21N97W TO 21N95W TO 21N94W TO 23N94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N86W TO 29N90W TO 28N92W TO
27N88W TO 27N86W TO 29N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 22.9N 92.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 240 NM SW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 24N91W TO 27N93W TO 25N97W TO
22N98W TO 19N96W TO 19N93W TO 24N91W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N92W TO 26N93W TO
26N92W TO 27N88W TO 27N83W TO 30N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 23.4N 89.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...420 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N88W TO 28N93W TO 26N95W TO 19N96W TO 19N91W
TO 23N87W TO 28N88W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 25N86W TO 27N86W TO 28N89W TO 27N95W TO 25N97W TO
21N96W TO 25N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 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.

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


.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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