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 082219 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC MON FEB 08 2010 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WEATHER NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 10. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 55N43W 976 MB MOVING W 15 KT. OVER ICE FREE WATERS WITHIN 90 NM W OF A LINE FROM 57N46W TO 62N40W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM NE AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 53N45W BELOW. ...STORM WARNING... .OVER ICE FREE WATERS FROM 62N TO 66N BETWEEN 54W AND 59W AREA OF N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 55N AND W OF 53W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 55N AND W OF 53W AREA OF N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 59N AND W OF 53W AREA OF N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 34N AND W OF 75W AREA OF S WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 08 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N75W 997 MB. FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N72W 977 MB. FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 62W AND 77W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 43N BETWEEN 59W AND 80W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 50N45W 970 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 720 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 46N BETWEEN 49W AND 73W AND FROM 31N TO 51N E OF 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N45W 966 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT AND FROM 33N TO 40N BETWEEN 41W AND 61W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM NE...540 NM S AND SE...AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND FROM 32N TO 45N BETWEEN 36W AND 67W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N51W 976 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE AND SW... 720 NM SE...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND FROM 32N TO 40N E OF 61W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE WATERS N AND W OF A LINE FROM 66N54W TO 61N59W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 53N TO 62N E OF 47W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 58N BETWEEN 49W AND 54W. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. .FORECASTER BANKS. 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 MON FEB 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 10. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING.... .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N78W TO 27N80W. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N70W TO 22N77W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 62W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT 31N49W TO 19N70W. N OF 23N W OF FRONT AND E OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 14N TO 26N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N42W TO 22N60W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT BETWEEN 50W AND 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 60W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N35W TO 23N50W. N OF 23N W OF FRONT TO 55W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 51W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 22N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST COLD FRONT 22N81W TO 16N87W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N86W TO 20N95W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 83W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER. ==========