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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 JUN 12 2026

CCODE/2:31:04:01:00/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 JUN 12.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 13.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JUN 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 52N49W 995 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N

AND W SEMICIRCLES AND WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT FROM LOW

TO 47N45W TO 43N53W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABORBED BY LOW

52N42W BELOW.

..GALE WARNING...

.LOW 49N36W 1004 MB MOVING NW 15 KT AND INTENSIFYING...THEN

SLOWING BY 24 HOURS. FROM 39N TO 47N BETWEEN 39W AND 35W AND

WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N42W 989 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 46N35W

TO 42N45W TO 41N52W. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM N AND NW

QUADRANTS...FROM 44N TO 48N E OF 44W AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE

OF FRONT N OF 41N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 540 NM S AND NW SEMICIRCLES AND WITHIN 300 NM SE AND S OF

FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N37W 995 MB.

BETWEEN 300 NM AND 480 NM NW QUADRANT N OF 56N AND W OF 40W

WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ALSO FROM 44N TO 49N E OF 43W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 240 NM AND

600 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND E OF A LINE FROM 51N50W TO 44N40W AND

WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 42N35W TO 39N43W

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 41N63W 1006 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 420 NM SE AND S

QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE FROM LOW TO 37N73W

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST S OF LOW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N55W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 360

NM S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N42W 1011 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS AS

DESCRIBED WITH SECOND GALE WARNING ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N64W 1007 MB. FROM 34N TO 39N

BETWEEN 58W AND 67W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N55W 1010 MB. FROM 34N TO 39N BETWEEN

51W AND 57W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM BETWEEN 69W AND A

LINE FROM 45N45W TO 43N50W TO 40N66W...AND FROM 47N TO 50N E OF

37W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG BETWEEN 68W AND A LINE FROM 45N66W

TO 40N58W...FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 52W AND 56W...W OF A LINE

FROM 54N54W TO 63N62W TO 64N56W TO 67N57W...N OF A LINE FROM

59N44W TO 65N37W...AND FROM 54N TO 57N E OF 39W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 45N BETWEEN 63W AND

67W...FROM 39N TO 41N BETYWEEN 47W AND 53W...W OF A LINE FROM

53N53W TO 61N63W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 62N42W TO 65N35W.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 JUN 12.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JUN 13.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUN 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 58W AND 61W...

INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO

2.5

M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 58W AND

61W...INCLUDING IN

ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E

SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE

GULF

OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M W OF

74W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND

77.5W...INCLUDING

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

3.5 M

IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST OFFSHORE COLOMBIA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND

79W...INCLUDING

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

3.5 M

IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E WINDS 20

TO

25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M W OF 68W.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 64W AND

80W...INCLUDING

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

3.5 M

IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST OFFSHORE COLOMBIA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND

81W...INCLUDING

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

3.0

M.

.CARIBBEAN S OF 20N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

HONDURAS...E

TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 18N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 91W TO A LINE FROM 20N92W

TO

24N95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19.5N TO 25N W OF 90W TO A LINE FROM

19.5N92W

TO 25N97W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 92W TO A LINE FROM 21N94W

TO

26N97W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N W OF 93.5W TO A LINE FROM

22N96W

TO 27N97W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.