GMDSS_METAREA4_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FZNT01 KWBC 040343 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0430 UTC SAT FEB 04 2012 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 PAN PAN NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 06. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 41N53W 974 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM S AND SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS...AND 240 NM REMAINING NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 26 FT. ALSO OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM NE...660 NM SE...840 NM SW...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N47W 963 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM NE...1140 NM SE...1080 NM SW...AND 660 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 28 FT...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N46W 956 MB. FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 37W AND 55W EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...1320 NM SE...480 NM SW...AND 660 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT. ...GALE WARNING... .OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS FROM 55N TO 59N E OF 46W AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N63W 1010 MB. FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 53W AND 73W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N AND W OF A LINE FROM 61N53W TO 57N56W. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 63N52W TO 57N56W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 62N53W TO 56N55W AND FROM 49N TO 52N W OF 50W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS N OF 57N AND W OF 50W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. 24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 47N TO 57N E OF 49W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 61N TO 64N E OF 37W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N68W 1024 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH S OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 34N36W 1026 MB. .FORECASTER BELL. 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 FEB 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 06. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC S OF 15N NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 40W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 19N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N55W TO 27N65W TO 27N76W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 47W SW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NEAR 30N72W. S OF FRONT W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 24N65W THEN SHEARLINE TO 27N80W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 55W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM N OF REMAINDER OF FRONT TO 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND SHEARLINE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W. S OF FRONT AND SHEARLINE W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N37W TO 24N50W THEN SHEARLINE TO 23N65W. N OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 58W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 26N E OF 47W. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N BETWEEN 45W AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 16N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W. S OF 17N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 66W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .GULF OF MEXICO N OF 23N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N93W TO 25N97W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N88W TO 25N93W TO 19N96W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. ==========