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See recent photos from NDBC weather buoy 42039 in the Gulf of Mexico.

See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

NWS Forecast

FZNT01 KWBC 250344
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SAT MAY 25 2013

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 26
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 27

.WARNINGS.

GALE WARNING

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 42N70W 1006 MB DRIFTING N.
FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 61W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED LOW 43N70W 1003 MB. FROM 35N TO 45N
BETWEEN 59W AND 75W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ALSO
FROM 45N TO 51N W OF 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N67W 1004 MB. FROM 37N TO 53N BETWEEN
50W AND 72W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

GALE WARNING

.LOW 56N51W 1006 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 780 NM S AND 600 NM
SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ALSO WITHIN 180
NM NW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N37W 997 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
600 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA AND NEW SECOND LOW 64N39W
1012 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF A LINE FROM 53N35W TO 60N50W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 57N TO 60N E OF 41W AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT...EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN ABOVE WARNINGS SECTION WITH LOW
56N51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.

.FROM 31N TO 35N E OF 41W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 52N
BETWEEN 47W AND 70W...AND FROM 53N TO 47N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 51N BETWEEN 45W AND 66W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 45W AND 59W.

.HIGH 43N40W 1033 MB DRIFTING SW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N42W 1036 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N41W 1036 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 53N57W 1029 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 57N53W 1031 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 32N80W 1024 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N71W 1024 MB.

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N FROM 50W TO 60W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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


.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.