Expires:No;;968657 FZNT01 KWBC 222213 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC WED FEB 22 2012 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FEB 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 24. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 55N33W 973 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 57N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 42N41W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS NE OF A LINE FROM 61N47W TO 54N35W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS WELL E OF THE AREA. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 44N68W 989 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 31N TO 44N W OF 57W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N64W 985 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N53W 974 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND 600 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 900 NM SE...720 NM E...360 NM N AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 63N54W 990 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM W AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N51W 1000 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 57W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 51N48W. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 45N46W TO 39N57W. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT AND 300 NM SE OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS WELL E OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 44N77W 986 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 31N TO 43N W OF 62W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF 53N W OF 50W. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 50W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF 51W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 59N36W 986 MB MOVING E 05 KT. OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF 60N AND E OF 42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 63N35W 997 MB. OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF 58N E OF 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .DENSE FOG. 24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 46N BETWEEN 60W AND 68W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. .HIGH 32N54W 1028 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N40W 1032 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N34W 1031 MB. .FORECASTER LEE. 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 1800 UTC WED FEB 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT 31N37W TO 21N55W TO 20N62W TO 21N70W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 57W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NW OF FRONT E OF 62W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 27N35W TO 23N55W TO 23N60W. N OF TROUGH E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF TROUGH TO 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF TROUGH FROM 50W TO 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N TO LINE FROM 22N70W TO 31N60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 45W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 60W AND FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. .ATLC N OF 28N FROM 68W TO 73W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .ATLC S OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N FROM 55W TO 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 74W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 73W IN E SWELL... EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N FROM 84W TO 90W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 26N97W. N OF FRONT E OF 90W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N85W TO 22N98W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.