High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
682 FZNT01 KWBC 150958 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC FRI NOV 15 2024 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). 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 NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC NOV 17. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW E OF AREA NEAR 67N20W 979 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 26 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 63N35W. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM SW QUADRANTS AND FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 41W AND 45W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT S OF 60N W OF 41W SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 56N35W TO 59N48W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 58N TO 61N E OF 44W AREA OF W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 60N35W. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 35N76W 1005 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. W OF A LINE FROM 37N74W TO 34N71W TO 31N71W AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N74W 999 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 38N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N72W 994 MB. WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 37N W OF 68W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N68W 990 MB. FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 26 FT. ALSO S OF A LINE FROM 36N74W TO 36N68W TO 33N62W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 33N72W. ELSEWHERE SW AND S OF A LINE FROM 40N74W TO 33N60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 33N74W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 35N59W 992 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 44N BETWEEN 49W AND 74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT N OF 40N SEAS TO 9 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 41N56W 986 MB MOVING NW 20 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 47N56W TO 44N50W TO 38N46W TO 31N46W. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE SEMICIRCLES...WITHIN 180 NM NE OF FRONT N OF 35N AND FROM 45N TO 51N BETWEEN 59W AND 67W INCLUDING WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 16 FT WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ALSO FROM 34N TO 52N BETWEEN 57W AND 67W AND WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 53N BETWEEN 39W AND 67W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 34N59W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N61W 989 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 51N51W TO 47N49W TO 40N43W TO 35N42W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 40N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 540 NM SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 300 NM NE AND E OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 45N58W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N62W 1002 MB. FROM 44N TO 54N E OF 50W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 57N47W 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF A FRONT FROM 57N38W TO LOW CENTER TO 55N58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR LESS FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W AND N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 56N BETWEEN 38W AND 58W...AND FROM 64N TO 66N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG BETWEEN 57W AND A LINE FROM 57N35W TO 46N43W. .LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 61N49W TO 65N62W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 64N64W TO 66N53W. .FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN NOV 17. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.0N 85.1W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC NOV 15 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N83W TO 19N86W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 15N84W TO 19N83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.0N 86.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N84W TO 20N85W TO 19N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N86W TO 19N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SARA NEAR 16.5N 87.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 20N84W TO 22N84W TO 22N86W TO 19N88W TO 16N88W TO 17N85W TO 20N84W...INCLUDING NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 31N80.5W TO 30N81.5W WITHIN 31N75.5W TO 31N80W TO 30.5N80W TO 30N78.5W TO 30.5N76.5W TO 31N75.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N73.5W TO 30.5N72.5W TO 30N71.5W TO 30N70.5W TO 31N69W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N74W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 26N75W TO 26N70W TO 31N66W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 24N80W. LITTLE CHANGE IN MARINE CONDITIONS...EXCEPT WINDS TO 45 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 18.5N67.5W. WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N66W TO 29N62W TO 28N55W TO 31N52W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 26 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N62.5W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N57W TO 31N66W TO 31N80W TO 26N80W TO 20N69W TO 24N62W TO 28N57W... INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 23.5N50W TO 19N63W THEN STATIONARY TO 21.5N77W. WITHIN 31N44W TO 30N47W TO 26N50W TO 23N51W TO 23N49W TO 27N46W TO 31N44W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N75W TO 24N74W TO 19N68W TO 19N62W TO 26N46W TO 31N44W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT N TO NE SWELL W OF 65W...HIGHEST NEAR 31N57W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N45W TO 21N55W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 20N69W. WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N61W TO 20N66W TO 17N61W TO 19N51W TO 31N41W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 17N49W TO 16N54W TO 12N56W TO 11N54W TO 12N51W TO 11N46W TO 17N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.