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Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
379 FZNT01 KWBC 052148 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE AUG 05 2025 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC AUG 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 07. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM DEXTER NEAR 38.6N 62.2W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 05 MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM DEXTER NEAR 39.9N 57.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 37N53W TO 37N65W TO 40N65W TO 44N55W TO 44N52W TO 37N53W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL DEXTER NEAR 41.9N 49.8W 996 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 180 NM NE QUADRANTS...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 36N50W TO 36N63W TO 40N63W TO 45N50W TO 36N50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 62N65W TO 59N53W...AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60N48W TO 58N41W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N43W 996 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 44W AND 40W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 50N35W TO 55N39W TO 62N39W TO 59N35W TO 50N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER E OF AREA 61N29W 985 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 50N35W TO 50N47W TO 57N47W TO 66N35W TO 50N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N35W. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 60N TO 62N W OF 60W AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 66N59W 995 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 62N63W TO 57N53W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ALSO WITHIN 180 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 49N TO 53N BETWEEN 50W AND 41W...AND FROM 51N TO 56N BETWEEN 54W AND 50W...AREA OF NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH GALE WARNING ABOVE. .FROM 53N TO 63N BETWEEN 42W AND 35W AREA OF SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N35W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW N OF AREA 68N54W 1000 MB. N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 30N76W 1017 MB. FROM 35N TO 38N W OF 70W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 45N39W TO 47N35W...AND FROM 51N TO 59N BETWEEN 40W AND 35W. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 59N TO 61N W OF 58W. .FORECASTER CONNELLY. 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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 5. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 6. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 7. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N73W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N71W TO 12N69W TO 14N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .GULF OF AMERICA 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N91W TO 21N93W TO 19N94W TO 18N94W TO 19N92W TO 20N91W TO 21N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$