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FZNT01 KWBC 052206
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SAT OCT 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC OCT 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 29.6N 50.0W 949 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 05
MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 190 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...480 NM SW QUADRANT AND
330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 34N BETWEEN
44W AND 54W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 35.8N 47.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...220 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
300 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 42N BETWEEN 39W AND 54W WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 42.0N 36.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...220 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM SE QUADRANT...720 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 600 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 49 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 50N E OF 44W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 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.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 39N58W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 420
NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N55W 995 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED BY HURRICANE KIRK...FROM 39N TO 55N BETWEEN 40W AND 66W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N54W 987 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N52W 979 MB. FROM 39N TO 44N BETWEEN 49W
AND 55W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300
NM OF CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ALSO...EXCEPT
WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH HURRICANE KIRK...S OF 56N E OF 60W
WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WELL E OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER 52N21W 969 MB MOVING
E 10 KT. FROM 49N TO 61N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 63N E OF 47W WINDS 20 TO 30  KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 43N TO 58N E OF 44W
AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 63N35W TO 59N44W TO 55N50W TO
43N40W TO 41N35W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 41N52W ABOVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 31N62W 1006 MB DRIFTING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS AND FROM 34N TO 40N BETWEEN 45W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA 30N61W 1004 MB. S OF 40N BETWEEN
60W AND 70W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED S OF AREA AND ASSOCIATED
CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.N OF 58N W OF 53W AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 50N W OF 55W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 57N W OF 58W AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 43N70W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND
300 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 1800 UTC SAT OCT 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN OCT 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON OCT 07.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE KIRK NEAR 29.6N 50.0W 949 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 05
MOVING N OR 05 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 190 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLE...480 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 330 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420
NM E SEMICIRCLE AND NW QUADRANT AND 540 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N
BETWEEN 41W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.8N
47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM NE QUADRANT...220 NM SE
QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 40W AND 49W SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 23N BETWEEN 40W AND
61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE KIRK WELL N OF AREA NEAR 42.0N
36.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST
WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 36W AND 48W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N BETWEEN 35W AND 55W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 48W AND IN
NW TO N SWELL E OF 50W.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 11.6N 36.0W 985 MB AT 2100 UTC OCT 05
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM S
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND
75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N
AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESLIE NEAR 13.4N 38.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60
NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 35W
AND 44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESLIE NEAR 16.0N 41.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60
NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 19N BETWEEN 36W
AND 46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM MILTON NEAR NEAR 22.7N 95.5W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC
OCT 05 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
ELSWHERE WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF
CENTER WINS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 92W AND 97W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MILTON NEAR 23.0N 94.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 23.0N 92.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MILTON NEAR 23.1N 91.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
NE SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33
FT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 26N W OF 91W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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 N OF 18N BETWEEN 61W AND 72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 65W AND IN E TO SE SWELL E OF 61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W AND N OF 28N
BETWEEN 62W AND 77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO 30 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO
27N90W TO 23N97W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO
26N91W. N OF FRONT AND ALSO N OF 26N W OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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