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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

2230 UTC FRI MAY 08 2026

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 08.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 09.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 61N62W 983 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. FROM 61N TO 64N BETWEEN 47W

AND 54W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 46N

W OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N70W 983 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NW OF AREA WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED

BELOW WITH LOW 67N65W.

...GALE WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 46N57W 997 MB MOVING N 30 KT AND

SECOND LOW 41N59W 1002 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND TURNING N. FRONT

FROM 47N56W TO FIRST LOW TO SECOND LOW TO 36N63W. WITHIN 180 NM

E AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 56N50W 1005 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE

AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 58N TO 63N E OF 45W WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 67N65W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N BETWEEN

52W AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 50N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W WINDS 20

TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 53N

BETWEEN 47W AND 59W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 54N BETWEEN 43W AND

53W...AND FROM 55N TO 64N BETWEEN 45W AND 53W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 1800 UTC FRI MAY 8.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 9.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 10.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N71W TO 12N72W TO 13N74W TO 12N73W TO 11N71W

TO 12N69W TO 12N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N75W TO

13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 12N75W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N74.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO

11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N76W TO

11N75W TO 12N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS NEAR

2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N76W

TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N72W... INCLUDING

GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5

M.

.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N74W TO 12N74W TO 11N71W TO

11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO

13N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20

TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N75W TO

14N76W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO 10N77W TO 14N75W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M IN E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N74W TO 11N74W TO 12N72W TO

11N71W TO 11N69W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO

E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

13N74W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W TO 13N74W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. REMAINDER

OF AREA WITHIN 13N74W TO 14N77W TO 13N79W TO 10N78W TO 11N76W TO

12N77W TO 13N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E

SWELL.

.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75W TO 11N75W TO

11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0

M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO 15N73W TO 13N72W TO 11N71W TO

11N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N73W TO

14N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N74W TO 13N72W TO 15N73W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINING AREA WITHIN

13N77W TO 14N75W TO 15N76W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N76W TO

13N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M IN E SWELL.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 13N71W TO 12N73W TO 12N71W TO

11N71W TO 12N70W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N72W

TO 15N73W TO 14N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N74W TO 13N72W TO 14N72W E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 3.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN

15N72W TO 16N74W TO 15N77W TO 14N79W TO 11N79W TO 10N77W TO

15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 13N72W TO 12N74W TO

11N71W TO 12N69W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO

E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

13N72W TO 14N72W TO 13N75W TO 15N76W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO

13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL.

REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N77W TO 14N80W TO 10N79W TO

11N75W TO 13N77W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M

IN E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20.5N71W TO 20.5N71.5W TO 20.5N72W

TO 20N72.5W TO 20N71W TO 20.5N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N85W TO 18N86W TO

16N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W TO 17N84W...INCLUDING GULF OF

HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS NEAR 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF AMERICA 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 24N88W TO

23N90W TO 22N89W TO 22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO 22N89W TO 22N88W TO

22N87W TO 23N88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 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 CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.