High Seas Forecast - Western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT FEB 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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. 

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT 
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

FOR INFORMATION ON ATLANTIC ICEBERGS SEE INFORMATION FROM NORTH
ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP
(ALL LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FEB 22. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 52N39W 952 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM
42N TO 51N E OF 46W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 TO 32 FT. ALSO
FROM 34N TO 55N E OF 50W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 56N E OF 54W AND S OF 46N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N35W 949 MB.
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 600 NM S QUADRANT AND WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 TO 42 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW E OF AREA WITH MEAN CENTER 60N25W
952 MB. FROM 38N TO 60N E OF 47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 24
FT...HIGHEST ALONG 35W. ELSEWHERE S OF 60N E OF 55W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NE OF AREA. FROM 42N TO 61N E OF 43W
AREA OF W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST ALONG 35W
N OF 50W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 61N41W 974 MB DRIFTING SE. FROM 55N TO 64N BETWEEN 44W AND
58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 49N54W 1010 MB. BETWEEN 300 NM AND
600 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE N OF 48N W OF 60W...AND N AND W OF A LINE FROM 50N53W TO
54N53W TO 60N57W TO 64N53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 40N69W TO 47N50W TO 58N54W TO
60N49W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 51N52W TO 60N56W TO 65N53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 43N W OF 45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE N OF 48N W OF 59W...AND N AND W OF A LINE
FROM 51N52W TO 60N54W TO 62N52W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 43N W OF 43W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 55N E OF
47W AND N OF 61N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N W OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 52N BETWEEN 46W AND
56W...N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND.

.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 24.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 12N71W TO 13N76W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 11N75W TO 11N71W
TO 12N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 73W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W
TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N76W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 11N75W TO
11N71W TO 13N76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 74W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 10N77W TO
10N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 15N54W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW TO N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 21N41W TO 15N44W TO 11N55W TO
07N53W TO 07N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED E AND NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N61W TO 21N75.5W. WITHIN 
31N42.5W TO 31N49.5W TO 30.5N47.5W TO 31N43W TO 31N42.5W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN 24N67W TO
25N76W TO 23N79W TO 21N77W TO 22N74W TO 22N70W TO 24N67W... 
INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N73W TO 25N76W TO 24N65W TO 28N55W TO 31N35W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 31N57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N42.5W TO 
25N55W TO 22N66W. WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N35W TO 31N63W TO 26N64W TO 
23N73W TO 19N63W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST 31N40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25.5N55W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N51W TO 17N60W TO 09N57W TO 12N35W TO 
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH
E SWELL S OF 20N.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21.5N86W TO 21.5N86.5W TO 21N86.5W TO 20N86.5W
TO 20N86W TO 20.5N86W TO 21.5N86W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL
...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 21N78W TO 22N80W TO 20N82W TO 19N81W TO 19N79W
TO 20N78W TO 21N78W...INCLUDING THE LEE OF CUBA...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF AMERICA LOW PRES NEAR 26.5N95.5W 1022 MB. COLD FRONT
FROM LOW THROUGH 22N94.5W TO 18.5N95.5W. WITHIN 23N95W TO 
26N93W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 21N92W TO 23N95W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 28.5N94.5W 1016 MB. COLD FRONT
FROM LOW THROUGH 22N96W TO 18.5N94W. WITHIN 29N94W TO 29N96W TO
26N97W TO 24N98W TO 25N95W TO 26N95W TO 29N94W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 19N94W TO 20N95W TO 19N95W TO 
18N94W TO 19N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 26.5N84W 1011 MB. COLD FRONT FROM
LOW THROUGH 23N89W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 29N83W TO 29N84W TO 28N85W
TO 27N84W TO 26N84W TO 26N83W TO 29N83W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

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


.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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