FZNT01 KWBC 300412
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC FRI JAN 30 2026
CCODE/2:31:04:01:00/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
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(ALL LOWERCASE).
SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 01.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 54N42W 977 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 58N46W TO 59N42W TO 61N41W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM N...BETWEEN 180 NM AND 720 NM SE
AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 47N35W. ALSO WITHIN 960 NM
SE...600 NM S...480 NM SW AND 720 NM NW QUADRANTS AND N OF 60 N E
OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N51W 981 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N AND NE OF A
LINE FROM 58N50W TO 59N42W TO 60N41W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5
TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 52N W OF 50W...BETWEEN 180 NM AND
720 NM NW QUADRANT...FROM 58N TO 60N W OF 35W AND FROM 60N TO 63N
E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW WITH
LOW JUST E OF THE AREA 55N33W.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 42N53W 986 MB MOVING NE 35 KT WHILE INTENSIFYING. BETWEEN 60
NM AND 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E...600 NM
SE...S...1080 NM SW...900 NM W AND 600 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M....HIGHEST SW QUADRANT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N44W 978 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM SE
AND 90 NM AND 300 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO
10 M...HIGHEST NEAR 44N44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N38W 966 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE...S...180
NM SW AND 120 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12.5
M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N38W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE...420 NM
SE...S...360 NM SW AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ALSO FROM FROM 43N TO 52N E OF
50W AND FROM 52N TO 58N E OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO
7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF THE AREA 55N33W 963 MB. FROM 50N
TO 52N E OF 43W AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 53N35W. ELSEWHERE
FROM 50N TO 60N E OF 50W AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 60N W OF 53W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N W OF 55W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3.5 M
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N45W 1007 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 36N56W TO 43N56W TO 40N66W TO 37N67W TO 36N56W WINDS 35
TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 40N63W. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 780 NM SE...SW...1260 NM W AND 960 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...EXCEPT LESS THAN 2.5 M IN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA 48N31W 982 MB. WITHIN AN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 50N35W TO 46N53WTO 37N40W TO 38N35W TO
50N35W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 42N43W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 50N35W TO 50N64W
TO 45N60W TO 31N39W TO 31N35W TO 50N35W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...EXCEPT LESS
THAN 3 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 33N74W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW...180
NM NE...240 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M
TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST SE QUADRANT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 33N74W 1004 MB.
WITHIN 120 NM NW...180 NM N AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITHIN MAIN LOW 34N75W 997 MB AND
SECOND LOW 31N66W 1000 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...120 NM W AND 120 NM
N QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW AND WITHIN 240 NM N...180 NM NE AND 240
NM E QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 38N W OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 45N62W TO 46N59W TO 47N59W...INCLUDING THE W GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 36N75W TO 46N51W TO 50N51W...NW OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO
64N52W AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 62N61W TO 65N56W TO 67N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 36N75W TO 49N48W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 60N59W TO 64N51W...N OF 64N W OF
GREENLAND AND 64N E OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...FROM 49N TO 58N W OF 46W TO THE COASTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND
AND LABRADOR...FROM 59N TO 61N W OF 40W TO GREENLAND. FROM 48N
TO 58N W OF 45W...AND FROM 58N TO 64N BETWEEN 38W AND 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE....FROM
49N TO 54N BETWEEN 37W AND 55W...WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 54N49W TO 60N55W AND WITHIN 60 NM W OF A LINE FROM 59N41W TO
62N39W TO E GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 51N43W
TO 52N35W AND W OF A LINE FROM 52N49W TO 60N56W TO THE COAST OF
LABRADOR.
.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 01.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N93W TO 26N97W. WITHIN
28N96W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO 27N95W TO 28N96W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 25N91W TO 20N96W.
WITHIN 27N90W TO 29N91W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO 20N97W TO 21N95W
TO 27N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 24N89W TO 19N95W. W
OF FRONT...WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN
29N84W TO 30N90W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 24N86W TO
29N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. WITHIN 29N85W
TO 30N85W TO 30N86W TO 29N86W TO 28N86W TO 28N85W TO 29N85W NW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN
25N81W TO 30N84W TO 30N90W TO 28N97W TO 19N96W TO 21N86W TO
25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N84W TO 29N87W TO 26N87W TO
24N86W TO 24N82W TO 29N83W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 M IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N86W TO 30N84W
TO 30N93W TO 24N97W TO 19N92W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M IN N SWELL.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N65W TO 31N67W TO 31N73W TO 26N72W TO
24N69W TO 28N65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 20N74W. W OF FRONT...
WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 26N79W TO 27N77W TO
31N79W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N81W TO 28N77W TO
23N79W TO 23N61W TO 31N56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND ELSEWHERE W
OF FRONT...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N60W TO 20N74W. E OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N43W TO 31N50W TO 29N52W TO 28N52W TO 28N48W TO
29N43W TO 31N43W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N76W TO 27N73W TO 28N65W TO 29N49W TO
30N55W TO 31N49W W TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 24N59W THEN
STATIONARY
FRONT TO 22N68W. WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N47W TO 31N72W TO 25N69W TO
24N53W TO 27N40W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 25N48W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N56W TO 23N61W TO 18N64W TO 15N61W TO 07N58W TO
07N35W T0 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW
SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N41W TO 22N43W TO 13N51W TO 06N53W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 19N42W TO 13N55W TO
07N55W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO
11N76W TO 11N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 10N83W. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 15N82W TO 16N84W TO 11N84W TO 11N83W TO 11N82W
TO 13N81W TO 15N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N75W TO 09N79W. W OF FRONT...
WITHIN 21N79W TO 21N87W TO 16N87W TO 15N83W TO 10N83W TO 13N79W
TO 21N79W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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