FZNT01 KWBC 292222
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC THU JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 31.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 55N39W 972 MB MOVING W 20 KT THEN MOVING SE AFTER 24 HOURS.
WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 58N46W TO 60N42W TO 61N40W
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 56N TO 63N
BETWEEN 39W AND 48W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M. ALSO
FROM 44N TO 50N E OF 49W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 39N35W TO 40N43W TO 47N53W TO 53N53W
AND E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 55N52W TO 58N51W TO 60N47W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N51W 979 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W
AND 49W WINDS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 54N TO 61N BETWEEN 57W AND 40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW
54N34W DESCRIBED BELOW.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 40N58W 989 MB MOVING NE 35 KT WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 52W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N40W 964 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW
QUADANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
300 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 52N E OF 55W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N35W 962 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8.5 TO 12 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N34W 959 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS...AND FROM 56N TO 52N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W WINDS 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M....HIGHEST SE SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE E
OF A LINE FROM FROM 37N53W TO 48N59W TO 50N45W TO 58N49W TO
60N45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 60N W OF 56W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N W OF 55W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 33N74W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N74W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 45N TO 48N W OF 60W...AND
W OF A LINE FROM 61N61W TO 66N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 35N75W TO 49N46W TO
50N50W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 56N58W TO 60N59W TO 66N53W
AND NW OF A LINE FROM 63N41W TO 65N35W.
.18 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 40N72W TO 42N68W TO 44N68W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 44N61W
TO 47N58W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 62N62W TO 66N56W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 62N61W TO 66N56W. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 35N75W
TO 45N50W TO 51N50W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 56N58W TO
60N59W TO 66N53W....AND NW OF A LINE FROM 63N40W TO 65N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 36N75W TO 45N56W TO 50N56W...NW OF A LINE FROM 59N60W TO
65N52W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 61N42W TO 64N35W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 58N W
OF 45W...AND FROM 58N TO 64N BETWEEN 38W AND 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 58N W OF 37W...FROM 48N
TO 52N E OF 54W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 46N60W TO 50N57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 54N E OF 48W...AND FROM
56N TO 61N W OF 55W.
.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 31.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA 15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N93W.
WITHIN
28N95W TO 29N95W TO 29N97W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO
28N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 21N97W. WITHIN
28N90W TO 29N91W TO 29N94W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 24N96W TO
28N90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.39 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 22N88W TO 18N95W.
WITHIN
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO
30N94W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N95W TO 24N85W TO
30N84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 29N85W TO 30N86W
TO 29N87W TO 28N86W TO 28N85W TO 29N85W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W
TO 19N96W TO 24N81W TO 29N83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N77W TO 28N75W TO 27N66W TO 28N61W TO
31N57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N56W TO 28N63W TO 24N64W TO
24N61W TO
27N51W TO 31N47W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 22N71W TO
19N46W TO 07N51W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N73W TO 24N66W TO 20N49W TO
06N52W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N62W TO 31N64W TO 31N73W TO
25N75W TO 21N63W TO 29N62W S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N60W TO 11N59W TO 06N53W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N
SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 19N80W TO 19N83W TO 17N86W TO 15N83W TO 14N83W
TO 16N80W TO 19N80W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N76W
TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT S OF YUCATAN CHANNEL.
WITHIN 21N86W TO 22N85W TO 22N82W TO 20N86W TO 21N86W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N84W TO 16N82W TO 10N83W TO
15N83W TO 16N84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
