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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
2230 UTC MON NOV 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 NOV 23. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 24. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC NOV 25. 

.WARNINGS. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW E OF AREA 54N26W 986 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 
40N35W TO 36N40W TO 34N45W. WITHIN 300 NM E OF THE FRONT AND 
OVER WATERS N OF THE FRONT TO 60N EXCEPT WHERE NOTED BELOW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 44N TO 56N AND E OF 
46W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 46N35W TO 55N44W TO 60N45W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW 34N45W 1014 MB MOVING E 15 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW 
CENTER TO 33N57W TO 32N65W. WITHIN 540 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM N OF THE 
FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N39W 1014 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 38N 
AND E OF 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. FROM 31N TO 37N AND E OF 52W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW 34N77W 1015 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW 
CENTER TO 33N70W TO 32N65W. WITHIN 540 NM N OF THE FRONT WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N67W 1014 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW 
CENTER TO 35N61W TO 32N56W. WITHIN 360 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE 
OF THE FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N60W 1010 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.WITHIN 300 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 58N35W TO 61N41W WINDS 25 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 62N AND E OF THE GREENLAND COAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 62N58W 1006 MB. FROM 54N TO 65N AND W 
OF 50W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N54W 1008 MB. N OF 58N AND W OF 50W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 41N AND E OF 
63W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 55N AND 62W. 

.HIGH 45N59W 1037 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N51W 1034 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N46W 1030 MB. 

.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 MON NOV 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE NOV 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED NOV 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY N SWELL N OF 10N AND E SWELL S OF 10N. ELSEWHERE E OF 
LINE FROM 31N35W TO 15N61W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 13N61W TO 23N35W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL...EXCEPT E 
SWELL W OF 55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N W OF 40W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 13N AND N SWELL S OF 13N.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 26N50W TO 31N48W. WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH N 
OF 29N SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 
29N46W TO 31N55W. N OF FRONT E OF 50W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 29N46W TO 
31N58W. N OF FRONT N OF 30N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF FRONT N OF 26N BETWEEN 37W AND 67W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 
80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 
18N BETWEEN 67W AND 83W AND S OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 75W 
AND 83W AND ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 
27N97W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N83W TO 24N87W TO 24N94W TO 
18N94W. NW OF FRONT W OF 95W AND S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N W OF 93W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.


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