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000 FZNT01 KWBC 112219 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC WED MAR 11 2009 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MAR 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAR 13. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW S OF AREA NEAR 30N50W 995 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. N OF 31N WITHIN 420 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA NEAR 29N45W 999 MB. N OF 31N WITHIN 540 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW S OF AREA NEAR 28N40W 1005 MB. N OF 31N WITHIN 540 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 40N36W 982 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 47N29W 988 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW INLAND 52N77W 976 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER TO 47N73W TO 40N77W TO 35N81W. WITHIN 360 NM E OF THE FRONT N OF 42N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N60W 980 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 49N53W TO 44N54W TO 36N65W. WITHIN 420 NM NE AND E QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF THE FRONT N OF 41N AND OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF THE FRONT TO 68W AND N OF 41N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E OF THE FRONT AND OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF THE FRONT TO 70W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N57W 976 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 57N45N TO 52N37W TO 48N37W TO 44N41W. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF THE FRONT N OF 57N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 240 NM E OF THE FRONT AND ACROSS FORECAST WATERS W OF THE FRONT TO 62W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW E OF AREA 60N21W 978 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 540 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA WITH NEW LOW TO FORM 61N31W 1003 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE N OF 60N AND E OF THE GREENLAND COAST AREA IN NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 37N AND W OF 72W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 37N AND W OF 70W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N AND W OF 70W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .OVER ICE FREE WATERS N OF 60N AND W OF THE GREENLAND COAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST OVER ICE FREE WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 49N46W TO 56N54W MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 38N TO 46N AND W OF 68W PATCHY DENSE FOG OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .HIGH 45N57W 1030 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N46W 1022 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED E OF AREA. .HIGH 33N68W 1026 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. .24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N72W 1026 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. .FORECASTER ACHORN. 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 WED MAR 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 13. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC GALE WARNING... .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N51W TO 22N60W TO 23N70W MOVING SE 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N45W 999 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25N51W TO 22N60W T0 23N70W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 65W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N45W 999 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 25N45W TO 18N47W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF FRONT TO 58W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 56W AND 65W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. N OF 22N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 64W AND 75W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N40W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 19N40W TO 15N45W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 53W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND ALSO S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W...AND ALSO BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N BETWEEN 95W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 28N95W TO 22N97W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. 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