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				subj/Mediterranean, Black, and Baltic Sea high wind/seas warning//

			
				rmks/1. This warning is valid for 230000z Nov 09.

			
				2. Synoptic situation for 230000z Nov 09, to include regional

			
				near-gale wind events and weather hazards.

			
				A. West med: high pressure over the eastern Atlantic ridges

			
				eastward into the western and central Mediterranean producing

			
				fair conditions for all nato areas. No high winds and no

			
				seas 12 ft (3.7m) or greater are expected in the west Med for

			
				the period.

			
				B. Cent med: high pressure over the eastern Atlantic ridges

			
				eastward into the western and central Mediterranean producing

			
				fair conditions for all nato areas. No high winds and no seas

			
				12 ft (3.7m) or greater are expected in the cent Med for the

			
				period.

			
				C. East med: high pressure over Turkey produces fair conditions

			
				for all nato areas. No high winds and no seas 12 ft (3.7m) or

			
				greater are expected in the eastern Med for the period.

			
				D. Black sea: high pressure over Turkey produces fair conditions

			
				for all nato areas. No high winds and no seas 12 ft (3.7m) or

			
				greater are expected in the black sea for the period.

			
				E. Baltic sea: high pressure over central Europe ridges

			
				northward producing fair conditions for all nato areas.

			
				No high winds and no seas 12 ft (3.7m) or greater are expected

			
				in the Baltic Sea for the period.

			
				3. No High Wind Warning valid at 230000z Nov 09.

			
				4. No high seas warning valid at 230000z Nov 09.

			
				5. High seas warnings are for over water areas and may overlap

			
				some land masses or areas of lesser winds/seas. High seas warnings

			
				represent the average highest one-third (1/3) of combined sea and

			
				swell waves, individual waves may be significantly higher.

			
				6. The graphical form of this warning is available for download:

			
				unclassified web site: https://Portal.Fnmoc.Navy.Mil/

			
				classified web site: http://nop.Oceanography.Navy.Smil.Mil/content/

			
				nitds/Swan web site: http:/www.Usmetcen.Nato.Int

			
				7. Navmarfcstcen Norfolk, VA command duty officer

			
				can be contacted via:

			
				dsn: 312-564-7583/stu-iii 0963/fax 0998

			
				comm: 757-444-7583/stu-iii 0963/fax 0998

			
				unclass E-mail: maritime.Cdo(at)navy.Mil

			
				classified E-mail: CDO.Nmfa_n.001.Fct(at)navy.Smil.Mil

			
				8. Allied units please contact cmfwc Naples to be added

			
				or removed from this message.

			
				9. Allied units please contact mcc hq Naples noic to request

			
				individual tailored support. Poc: mcc hq Naples noic

			
				cdr evangelidis hn 0039 081 721 6337 (ivsn 433 6337)

			
				unclassified email: noic01(at)afsouth.Nato.Int.

			
				10. The next Mediterranean/Black/Baltic Sea high wind and seas

			
				warning will be kngu wwmm31 valid at 231200z Nov 2009.//