FZNT01 KWBC 201000
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC FRI FEB 20 2026
CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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).
SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 22.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 52N42W 978 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 57N52W TO 62N41W WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 48N56W TO 57N56W
TO 64N41W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW
54N37W DESCRIBED BELOW.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 48N38W 980 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SE...AND 600 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N
TO 48N E OF 54W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N37W 964 MB. WITHIN 480 NM OF CENTER
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9.5 M. ALSO E OF A LINE FROM 40N47W
TO 50N60W TO 61N61W TO 64N52W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 50N E OF 52W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5
M...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN OTHER WARNINGS BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 58N28W 972 MB. E OF A LINE
FROM 50N57W TO 60N62W TO 64N58W TO 65N38W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 61N37W.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 41N66W 996 MB. FROM 31N TO 43N BETWEEN
74W AND 58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N49W 976 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N...AND 360 NM
S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
31N TO 50N E OF 67W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 36N72W 1008 MB MOVING E 30 KT. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N55W 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N37W 999 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 44N49W.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 63N E OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...AND N OF 64N W OF GREENLAND. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...N OF
61N W OF GREENLAND...AND FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN 67W AND 48W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF
GREENLAND. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 45N61W TO 52N54W TO 60N49W...AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 58N
BETWEEN 52W AND 44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM WITHIN 240 NM S OF A LINE FROM
51N59W TO 60N35W...AND FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 74W AND 61W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 65W AND
47W...AND N OF 58N E OF 40W.
.FORECASTER BYRD. 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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 22.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N61W TO 25N54W TO 19N68W TO 14N60W TO
23N36W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 27N44W TO 30N36W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N46W TO 31N60W TO 29N52W TO
29N45W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N46W TO 18N48W TO 17N61W TO
10N59W TO 07N50W TO 16N46W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
M
IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N41W TO 16N47W TO 17N60W TO 10N60W TO
06N52W TO 07N44W TO 12N41W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N40W TO 14N53W TO 12N60W TO 10N60W TO
06N54W TO 08N39W TO 11N40W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N74W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W
TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 12N77W TO 14N74W TO 14N79W TO 12N80W TO 10N79W TO 11N75W
TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N74W TO 13N77W TO 12N77W TO
11N76W TO 13N72W TO 14N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N74W TO 16N78W TO 14N80W
TO 11N80W TO 11N76W TO 13N68W TO 15N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N74W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO
13N72W TO 14N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN
NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N70W TO 16N77W TO 13N81W TO
11N81W TO 10N78W TO 13N76W TO 14N70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N85W TO 19N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W
TO 16N85W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 18N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO
17N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N89W TO 24N88W TO 25N88W TO 23N91W TO
23N90W TO 22N89W TO 23N89W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 24N89W TO 23N90W TO 22N89W TO
23N88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N94W TO 29N95W TO
28N97W TO 26N97W TO 27N96W TO 28N94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N91W TO 30N88W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO
24N97W TO 27N94W TO 28N91W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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