FZNT01 KWBC 141626 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC THU SEP 14 2023 CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOE+AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 36.5N 39.8W 978 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 14 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...280 NM SE QUADRANT AND 370 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 35W AND 55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MARGOT NEAR 36.7N 38.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE...240 NM SE...240 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 49N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 36.2N 38.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 35.5N 39.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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...240 NM SW...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MARGOT NEAR 35.1N 42.3W. 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 EXTRATROPICAL MARGOT NEAR 40.0N 39.0W. 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. ...STORM WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N54W 999 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 62N BETWEEN 62W AND A LINE FROM 62N35W TO 54N35W TO 47N49W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N37W 986 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N35W 980 MB. WITHIN 150 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. ALSO N OF 48N E OF 40W...N OF A LINE FROM 53N40W TO 58N50W...FROM 59N TO 63N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W...AND N OF 63N W OF 58W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST WITHIN 600 NM S AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS. ...GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE LEE...W OF A LINE FROM 38N70W TO 32N76W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY HURRICANE LEE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 67N66W 997 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 66N60W 1008 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED .LOW 45N36W 1023 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH HURRICANE MARGOT IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE. .EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN PART II BELOW WITH HURRICANE LEE...FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 55W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN PART II BELOW WITH HURRICANE LEE...FROM 31N TO 46N BETWEEN 50W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN PART II BELOW WITH HURRICANE LEE...FROM 31N TO 47N BETWEEN 50W AND 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 60N BETWEEN 60W AND 69W...AND FROM 53N TO 56N BETWEEN 52W AND 57W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 61N BETWEEN 49W AND 59W....FROM 56N TO 61N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W...AND N OF 65N BETWEEN 57W AND 59W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 44N60W TO 48N47W...N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 64N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W. .FORECASTER EHRBAR. 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 1200 UTC THU SEP 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 16. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LEE NEAR 30.4N 68.3W 956 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 14 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...250 NM SE QUADRANT...170 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 190 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...435 NM NE QUADRANT AND 390 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE...450 NM SW QUADRANT AND 510 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 19N TO 31N BETWEEN 55W AND THE BAHAMAS AND ALSO N OF 27N BETWEEN 55 AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.0N 67.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...250 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 220 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NE QUADRANT...420 NM SE QUADRANT AND 450 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM N AND 480 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 22N BETWEEN 55W AND THE BAHAMAS AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 70W. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LEE NEAR 41.5N 66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE...260 NM NE QUADRANT AND 250 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 390 NM NE QUADRANT...510 NM SE QUADRANT...540 NM SW QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 450 NE QUADRANT...540 NM SE QUADRANT...600 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 24N BETWEEN 55W AND THE BAHAMAS AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 70W. .60 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 44.0N 66.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 47.0N 63.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL LEE NEAR 52.6N 52.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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. .HURRICANE MARGOT WELL N OF AREA NEAR 37N40W 978 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 14 MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE FROM 31N36W TO 25N45W TO 23N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED SWELL W OF 48W. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 31N35W TO 24N47W TO 22N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED SWELL W OF 48W. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 28N35W TO 26N45W TO 28N51W TO 27N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... EXCEPT IN MIXED SWELL W OF 50W. .ATLC LOW PRES NEAR 13N40W 1009 MB. FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 34W AND 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N42W 1007 MB. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18N45W 1005 MB. FROM 18N TO 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 26N BETWEEN 36W AND 50W 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$