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NWS Forecast

FZNT01 KWBC 172152
HSFAT1

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC MAY 17 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

STORM WARNING

.LOW 43N65W 979 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 43N61W TO
37N64W TO 31N70W. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT N OF 32N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 420 NM SW
QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N59W 983 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 660 NM
S QUADRANTS AND FROM 53N TO 60N BETWEEN 47W AND 59W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 42N55W AND
58N55W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM E...720 NM NE AND 840 NM S
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. FROM 53N TO 61N BETWEEN
42W AND 61W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.

GALE WARNING

.LOW 52N52W 992 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. FROM 53N TO 57N BETWEEN 43W
AND 53W AREA OF E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT AND FROM 52N TO 61N BETWEEN 39W AND
55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND WITH CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED WITH LOW 50N59W ABOVE.

GALE WARNING

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW INLAND 41N78W 994 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N70W 990 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE AND 540 NM
S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N65W 985 MB. FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 56W
AND 68W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540
NM SE AND 960 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 43N TO 49N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.FROM 42N TO 56N BETWEEN 35W AND 62W AREA OF DENSE FOG
OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 NM.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 44N TO 56N BETWEEN 43W AND 56W AREA OF
DENSE FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 NM.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 42N TO 57N BETWEEN 44W AND 62W AREA OF
DENSE FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 NM.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 63N53W 1024 MB.

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER MIAMI FL
ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N71W TO 28N81W. N OF LINE 25N75W TO 27N70W TO
31N62W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF LINE 27N80W TO 27N70W TO
29N60W TO 31N55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE 31N76W TO 27N72W TO 31N61W
SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 13N E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 63W AND 82W
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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


.FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.

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