FZNT01 KWBC 141028 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC THU SEP 14 2023 CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOE+AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). FOR INFORMATION ON ATLANTIC ICEBERGS SEE INFORMATION FROM NORTH ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP (ALL LOWERCASE). FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS N OF 31N WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 12 FEET OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, AND VOLCANIC ASH. LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. SEND FEEDBACK VIA HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/CONTACT/INDEX.PHP (ALL LOWERCASE). SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 35.9N 40.3W 979 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 14 MOVING NNE OR 015 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...270 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 330 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 36.6N 39.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 45N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 35.9N 39.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...110 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE...240 NM SE...300 NM SW...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 35.2N 42.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 37.5N 43.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE MARGOT NEAR 40.5N 39.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LEE S OF AREA NEAR 29.1N 68.1W 953 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 14 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 250 NM NE AND 190 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 435 NM NE AND 500 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 59W AND 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 33.3N 67.7W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE...250 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 390 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 58W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 39.5N 66.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE...250 NM SE...210 NM SW...AND 230 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 540 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 46N BETWEEN 57W AND 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HURRICANE LEE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N55W 1006 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S AND SE AND 300 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N48W 998 MB. WITHIN 600 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N36W 989 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E...840 NM S...AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE IN ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE LEE...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 33N75W TO 38N70W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY HURRICANE LEE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 67N67W 997 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 67N60W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 39W AND 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 62N36W. .LOW 46N36W 1021 MB MOVING S 05 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 46N TO 49N E OF 42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH HURRICANE MARGOT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 59N TO 64N W OF 52W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 46N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 64N BETWEEN 44W AND 60W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM 42N61W TO 49N44W. .FORECASTER ACHORN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LEE NEAR 28.0N 67.7W 953 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 14 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 230 NM E SEMICIRCLE...170 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 500 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...480 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 30N64W TO 31N72W TO 26N73W TO 23N67W TO 25N62W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 28N52W TO 31N53W TO 31N80W TO 28N79W TO 20N71W TO 19N62W TO 28N52W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 K OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE N OF AREA NEAR 31.9N 68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE...170 NM SW QUADRANT AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 375 NM NE QUADRANT... 390 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 390 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N75W TO 29N73W TO 27N69W TO 27N67W TO 26N64W TO 31N61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N50W TO 26N64W TO 31N75W TO 29N81W TO 19N63W TO 25N50W TO 31N50W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 37.7N 66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 230 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N81W TO 26N75W TO 23N65W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 70W...AND N TO NE SWELL E OF 70W. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LEE NEAR 44.0N 66.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 49.4N 60.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 53.7N 50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARGOT N OF AREA NEAR 35.2N 40.5W 972 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 14 MOVING N OR 010 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT... 190 NM SE QUADRANT...140 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 330 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N38.5W TO 31N41.5W TO 30.5N40.5W TO 30.5N39.5W TO 31N38.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 26N52W TO 26N44W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT IN NE SWELL E OF 40W. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.4N 39.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 30N42W TO 31N37W TO 31N50W TO 25N50W TO 25N48W TO 27N46W TO 30N42W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.4N 39.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.1N 39.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N35.5W TO 31N46.5W TO 30.5N46.5W TO 30N42.5W TO 30N40W TO 30.5N36W TO 31N35.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 35.5N 41.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 37.2N 43.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 40.4N 40.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC 03 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12.5N38.5W 1010 MB. WITHIN 17N35W TO 19N37W TO 17N37W TO 15N36W TO 15N35W TO 17N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N39W 1010 MB. WITHIN 20N35W TO 22N39W TO 21N44W TO 17N42W TO 14N40W TO 16N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 16.5N43.5W 1009 MB. WITHIN 21N40W TO 22N41W TO 22N43W TO 21N44W TO 19N44W TO 18N40W TO 21N40W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N38W TO 24N44W TO 22N46W TO 15N44W TO 14N39W TO 19N36W TO 22N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$