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FZNT01 KWBC 080734 AAA
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
0430 UTC SUN NOV 08 2009 

CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOW+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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 

PAN PAN 

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC NOV 08. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 09. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 10. 

.WARNINGS. 

...STORM WARNING... 
.LOW 55N45W 979 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 59N E
OF 55W AND ALSO E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 42N41W SW TO 37N45W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N35W 970 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF A
LINE FROM 50N40W TO 60N48W TO 66N37W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13
TO 26 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WELL E OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 58N85W 978 MB MOVING E 30 KT WILL SLOW
AFTER 24 HOURS. FROM 58N TO 65N W OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 59N66W 988 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND
480 NM NE QUADRANT AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND 960 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N57W 990 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM NW
QUADRANT AND BETWEEN 420 NM AND 960 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N54W 990 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM W
QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ALSO FROM 41N TO 52N
BETWEEN 36W AND 58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 55N59W TO
63N51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF
GREENLAND.
.36 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF
59W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 58N62W TO 64N60W TO 66N53W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 61N TO 64N E OF 42W AREA OF E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 62N35W ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N49W NE TO 41N35W.
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 36N AND WITHIN 180 NM W OF ENTIRE
FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 35N41W TO 32N67W TO 31N AREA
OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH LOW 57N54W ABOVE N
OF 61N W OF 52W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 58N
E OF 44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA. 

.HIGH 63N56W 1012 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED INLAND OVER GREENLAND.

.HIGH 39N67W 1026 MB MOVING E 30 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N50W 1029 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA. 

.HIGH 35N73W 1027 MB MOVING E 25 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N61W 1028 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 39N61W BELOW.

.HIGH 33N79W 1025 MB MOVING NE 20 KT WILL TURN E AFTER 24 HOURS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND HIGH 41N75W 1028 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N61W 1031 MB.

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 0000 UTC SUN NOV 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IDA SPECIAL NEAR 20.2N 85.4W 983 MB AT 0715 UTC NOV
08 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90
NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO XX FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SPECIAL NEAR 22.8N 87.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 125 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
420 NM N AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SPECIAL NEAR 27.7N 87.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 390 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW SPECIAL NEAR 30.0N 86.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST EXTRATROPICAL LOW SPECIAL NEAR 29.0N 85.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.

...GALE WARNING...
.ATLC AND GULF OF MEXICO FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 79W AND 
87W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN THE 
GULF STREAM.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IDA WARNINGS...GULF OF 
MEXICO FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W...INCLUDING THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA S OF 26N...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF MEXICO S OF 26N E OF 87W WINDS BELOW 
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W THROUGH THE SE 
BAHAMAS NEAR 21N72W. N OF FRONT TO 27N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT EXCEPT TO 18 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM. 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 57W AND 68W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 
21N60W TO 20N69W. BETWEEN FRONT AND 27N W OF 76W E WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 
23N59W TO 20N72W. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 20N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 18N W OF 81W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 20N W OF 
83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...S OF LINE 30N83W 
TO 27N94W TO 22N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 
W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 25N E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. S OF 25N W OF 94W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 90W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 90W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF 90W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.