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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
2230 UTC THU SEP 02 2010 
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC SEP 02. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 03. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 04. 
.WARNINGS.

HURRICANE WARNING
.HURRICANE EARL NEAR 32.5N 75.2W 947 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT 
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE...400 NM SE...260 NM SW...AND 
220 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 48 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 38.0N 72.7W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE...120 NM 
NW...240 NM SW...AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 44 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL NEAR 46.5N 
64.5W 972 MB. OVER WATERS FROM 41N TO 48N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W 
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 49N 
BETWEEN 57W AND 72W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. HIGHEST 
SEAS IN S QUADRANT.   
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL EARL ABSORBED BY 
LARGE EXTRATROPICAL LOW OVER CANADA. 

GALE WARNING
.LOW 56N41W 986 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
120 NM SE...AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS...AND 60 NM NW OF A LINE 
FROM 64N38W TO 65N35W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N35W 987 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 59N E 
OF 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N33W 990 MB. FROM 44N TO 59N E OF 44W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

GALE WARNING
.LOW 63N54W 993 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. N OF 63N BETWEEN 56W AND 62W 
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE W GREENLAND COAST FROM 61N TO 64N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N57W 997 MB. N OF 59N BETWEEN 57W AND 
64W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. N OF 61N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

GALE WARNING
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 63N34W 995 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW 
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. N OF 64N E OF 39W AREA OF NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 
.EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH HURRICANE EARL FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 66W 
AND 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH HURRICANE EARL FROM 31N 
TO 41N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH POST-TROPICAL 
EXTRATROPICAL EARL FROM 36N TO 49N BETWEEN 56W AND 74W WINDS TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. 
.FROM 41N TO 50N E OF 41W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N45W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA FROM 
31N TO 33N BETWEEN 63W AND 66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA FROM 
31N TO 35N BETWEEN 60W AND 66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 45N 
BETWEEN 49W AND 54W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVING. 
.HIGH 32N59W 1023 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N58W 1020 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N54W 1019 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 34N43W 1020 MB. 
.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 THU SEP 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 04.
.WARNINGS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.HURRICANE EARL NEAR 32.5N 75.2W 947 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 02 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS N OF 
FORECAST AREA 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 400 NM SE QUADRANT AND 260 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 30 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARNING CONDITIONS SHIFTED N OF AREA. 

TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 25.6N 66.4W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP
02 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 29.7N 66.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 33.7N 64.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA DISSIPATING NEAR 
38.0N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 

96 HOUR FORECAST
DISSIPATED.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN EARL WARNINGS
OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 400 NM SE AND 300 NM SW OF EARL WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W W AND BAHAMAS WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

ATLC
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FIONA WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

24 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 26N BETWEEN 63W AND 77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

48 HOUR FORECAST
EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 63W AND 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

ATLC LOW PRES
REMNANT OF GASTON...NEAR 13.5N 39.5W 1009 MB AT 
2100 UTC SEP 02 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

24 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES
REMNANT OF GASTON...NEAR 
14N42W. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

48 HOUR FORECAST ATLC LOW PRES
REMNANT OF GASTON...NEAR 
14N44W. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.
 National Weather ServiceGenerated 0314 UTC, Friday, Sep 03, 2010Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/high_seas/north_atlantic.txt
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