NWS Forecast

FZNT01 KWBC 072219
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SAT NOV 07 2009

CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOW+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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC NOV 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

STORM WARNING

.LOW 53N48W 987 MB WILL MOVE NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM N AND E
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N41W 978 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N38W 975 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM S
AND 540 NM E AND 480 NM W AND 300 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. N OF 56N AND E OF 43W AREA
OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

GALE WARNING

.LOW 48N51W 989 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE
AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH FORECAST LOW
57N41W MENTIONED ABOVE.

GALE WARNING

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM W OF A LINE FROM 41N64W TO
48N50W AREA OF SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 56N52W 990 MB. WITHIN 780 NM S AND 720
NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION W OF A LINE FROM 55N35W
TO 38N35W TO 33N47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION N OF A
LINE FROM 45N35W TO 47N52W TO 57N55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS AND CONDITIONS MERGING WITH FORECAST LOW
56N52W MENTIONED ABOVE IN WARNING SECTION.

.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 58N TO 65N W OF 57W
AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 69N55W 998 MB. N OF 63N W OF 55W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 33N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W AREA OF NE
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF A LINE FROM 38N42W
TO 34N60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N AND W OF 58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF 58W.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 55N
BETWEEN 35W AND 43W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.

.HIGH 36N72W 1028 MB MOVING E 35 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N50W 1027 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA.

.HIGH 33N76W 1026 MB WILL MOVE NE 25 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N64W 1027 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N56W 1026 MB.

.FORECASTER MCRANDAL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT NOV 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN NOV 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

HURRICANE WARNING

.TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 18.9N 84.3W 990 MB AT 2100 UTC NOV 07
MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...75
NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE IDA NEAR 21.6N 85.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
420 NM N AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 26.3N 88.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
270 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 390 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 29.5N 87.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW IDA NEAR 29.5N 86.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 24N62W THROUGH THE S
CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 21.5N75W. N OF FRONT TO 28N AND W OF 72W
NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 18 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM. WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 62W
AND 72W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N49W TO
23N65W TO 21N77W. NW OF FRONT E OF LINE FROM 31N62W TO 29N81W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N47W TO
23N59W TO 20N72W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

CARIBBEAN
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 81W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

24 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF
81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN
81W AND 85W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

48 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N W OF
84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 19N TO 21N SE TO S
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 82W LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

24 HOUR FORECAST
LITTLE CHANGE.

48 HOUR FORECAST
LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO SE OF LINE 27N83W TO 25N94W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO
N WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 29N83W TO 27N94W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

30 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF 90W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 94W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

48 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF 24N
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT S
OF 27N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 30N91W TO 19N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N N TO NE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

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

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.