FZNT01 KWBC 212220

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

2230 UTC FRI FEB 21 2025



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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.



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SECURITE



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



ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 21.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 22.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 23.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.LOW 43N57W 965 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 TO 35 FT...HIGHEST S OF CENTER.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW...180 NM NE...150 NM E...720 NM

SE AND S...AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO

30 FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 600 NM S QUADRANT. ALSO W OF 75W TO A LINE

FROM 50N50W TO 42N35W TO 35N35W TO 31N46W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

9 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST SW OF CENTER.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N37W 953 MB. FROM 44N TO 50N E OF 40W

WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 41 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 46N36W.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND W...AND 720 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS

35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 37 FT...HIGHEST S OF CENTER. ALSO FROM

31N TO 57N E OF 66W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST

WITHIN 960 NM S QUADRANT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 58N23W 951 MB. N OF 31N E OF

50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 63N

BETWEEN 50W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...EXCEPT

SEAS TO 9 FT N OF 50N.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 61N42W 978 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 46N TO 64N BETWEEN 40W

AND 65W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N40W 974 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SW QUADRANT

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW

58N23W DESCRIBED ABOVE.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 54N55W TO

55N57W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 58N59W TO 61N61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT

TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...N

OF 49N W OF 50W...AND N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE

FROM 61N61W TO 64N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY

W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 40N69W TO 46N50W TO 50N50W TO 56N55W TO

60N59W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE

FROM 55N56W TO 59N59W TO 60N57W TO 66N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO

MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 45N54W TO 48N47W TO

60N50W...AND N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

SAINT LAWRENCE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.E OF A LINE FROM 42N35W TO 48N45W TO 64N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 49N

BETWEEN 44W AND 62W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND.



.FORECASTER EHRBAR. 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 FRI FEB 21.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 22.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 23.



.WARNINGS.



...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 14N74W TO 14N77W TO 13N78W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N74W

TO 14N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF

12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 13N71W TO

12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35

KT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 13N75W TO 11N79W TO 10N78W TO

10N76W TO 12N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF

12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT S

OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. WITHIN 12N70W TO 12N71W TO 12N72W TO

10N72W TO 11N71W TO 11N70W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35

KT S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 11N79W TO 10N79W

TO 10N77W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S

OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT

S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W. WITHIN 12N69W TO 14N71W TO 13N72W

TO 11N72W TO 10N72W TO 11N71W TO 12N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N70W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO

23N78W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N58W TO 28N64W TO 29N56W

TO 31N49W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF

FRONT...WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N74W TO 31N80W TO 28N78W TO 26N79W TO

25N81W TO 22N78W TO 27N68W TO 31N58W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25

KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N W OF 74W

INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N AND

LESS THAN 8 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 27N56W THEN

STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N75W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N45W

TO 31N48W TO 29N51W TO 29N45W TO 30N41W TO 31N40W SW WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. W OF FRONT...WITHIN

27N57W TO 26N67W TO 25N81W TO 20N73W TO 23N67W TO 27N57W...

INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD

PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF

FRONT WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N64W TO 31N71W TO 24N74W TO 21N69W TO

25N59W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N

SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 56W AND TO

8 FT IN NE SWELL STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT

ELSEWHERE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO

26N55W TO 20N74W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 31N60W TO 25N60W TO

22N49W TO 21N39W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 20N60W TO 10N59W TO 07N55W TO

07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 21N45W TO 14N51W TO

10N57W TO 07N54W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 20N45W TO 14N43W TO 10N38W TO

07N53W TO 09N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT

IN DECAYING MIXED N AND E SWELL.



.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N79W TO 22N84W TO 22N82W TO

21N82W TO 20N80W TO 20N78W TO 22N79W...INCLUDING THE LEE OF

CUBA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N77W TO 22N79W TO 22N80W TO

20N82W TO 19N81W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...

NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.GULF OF AMERICA TROUGH FROM 27N97W TO 23N96W TO 18N94W. WITHIN

24N96W TO 25N96W TO 21N98W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO 21N95W TO

24N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 24N81W

TO 26N85W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 24N94W TO 20N93W TO 21N90W TO

21N86W TO 22N85W TO 24N81W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

CAMPECHE...IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA

...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1020 MB TO

23N96W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 21N96W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W

TO 20N94W TO 21N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

WITHIN 20N91W TO 25N92W TO 29N95W TO 27N93W TO 23N95W TO 21N95W

TO 20N93W TO 20N91W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 29N95W TO 29N97W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO

28N95W TO 29N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1020 MB WITH TROUGH TO

23N96W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 27N93W TO 29N95W TO 28N96W TO 26N96W TO

26N94W TO 27N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 29N95W 1019 MB WITH DEVELOPING

COLD FRONT TO 25N96W TO 23N96W. E OF LOW AND FRONT...WITHIN

29N92W TO 30N94W TO 28N95W TO 25N95W TO 27N93W TO 29N92W E TO SE

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF LOW AND TROUGH...WITHIN

29N95W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 24N96W TO 27N96W TO 29N95W NW TO N

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28N94W 1019 MB WITH COLD FRONT

TO 23N96W. E OF LOW AND FRONT...WITHIN 27N88W TO 30N89W TO

29N92W TO 25N94W TO 26N89W TO 27N88W 29N92W TO 30N94W TO 28N95W

TO 25N95W TO 27N93W TO 29N92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT. W OF LOW AND FRONT...WITHIN 29N94W TO 26N97W TO 22N97W

TO 24N95W TO 27N93W TO 29N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO 8 FT.



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







.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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