FZNT01 KWBC 171003
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC TUE FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 19.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 38N62W 984 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND INTENSIFYING. BETWEEN 90
NM AND 180 NM SW...60 NM AND 180 NM W...90 NM AND 180 NM NE
QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE...SE...SW AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ALSO FROM 31N TO
44N BETWEEN 50W AND 72W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N57W 970 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM
SE...S...SW AND 90 NM AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 55 TO 70 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 M...HIGHEST NEAR 38N57W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N52W 965 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM
E...90 NM AND 240 NM SE...120 NM AND 300 NM SW AND 60 NM AND 180
NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 12 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 41N50W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM NE...480 NM E...540 NM
SE...420 NM SW AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 9 M. ALSO FROM 31N TO 52N BETWEEN 37W AND 61W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N44W 964 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 49N48W TO 53N39W AND WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMCIRCLE WINDS
45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 55N E OF 55W
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST SE SEMICIRCLE. ALSO
FROM 33N TO 35N E OF 55W AND FROM 31N TO 35N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 62N36W 997 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND WINDS
35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 60N TO 62N W OF 39W
TO E GREENLAND AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N35W
TO 56N40W TO 57N46W TO 59N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5
M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N36W 996 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SW AND W OF A
LINE FROM 59N37W TO 60N40W...WITHIN 90 NM W AND NW OF LINE FROM
60N40W TO 63N39W AND WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF LINE FROM 63N39W
TO 63N35W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF AREA 59N33W 998 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT...WITHIN 90 NM SW AND W OF A LINE FROM
57N37W TO 60N40W...FROM 60N TO 63N W OF 37W TO E GREENLAND AND N
0F 63N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 52N35W TO 60N35W
TO 60N42W TO 52N35W AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA 58N33W 996 MB. FROM 55N TO
60N E OF 50W AND FROM 60N TO 64N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 59N45W. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO
58N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 45N39W 1002 MB MOVING E 45 KT. FROM 40N TO 45N E OF 45W
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 48N E
OF 47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF THE AREA.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 42N
BETWEEN 59W AND 64W AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 46N BETWEEN 64W AND
68W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 42N50W TO 50N45W...N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND AND FROM 59N
TO 62N E OF 40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 42N BETWEEN 65W AND
71W...WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 45N54W TO 47N60W...IN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 46N TO 51N BETWEEN 39W AND
54W...WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 51N46W TO 53N40W AND
WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE OF LINE FROM 53N40W TO 54N35W.
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 41N70W
TO 44N58W TO 46N50W TO 50N52W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 55W...N OF 60N
W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE
FROM 43N70W TO 45N64W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...NW OF A LINE
FROM 43N64W TO 47N57W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...WITHIN 90 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 60N50W TO 64N55W
TO W GREENLAND AND N OF 64N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 63N E OF
GREENLAND.
.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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 19.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 26N69W AND TO 22N78W. E OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N66W TO 28N68W TO 28N60W TO 29.5N56W
TO 31N56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N78W TO 29N76W TO 29N73W TO 30N70W TO
31N66W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN W TO NW
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N52W TO 26N61W AND TO
22N76W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N52W TO 30N52.5W TO
30N50.5W TO 31N49W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N75W TO 28N76W TO 25N75W TO 24N68W TO 26N62W
TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO N
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 54W AND 64W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 28N46W
THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO 25N55W AND TO 24N64W. WITHIN
31N39W TO 31N66W TO 23N71W TO 23.5N69W TO 22N64W TO 24N50W TO
27N44W TO 28N42 TO 31N39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN
NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 44W AND 53W.
.ATLC WITHIN 10N36W TO 14N50W TO 11N49W TO 09N51W TO 07N52W TO
07N37W TO 10N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10.5N48W TO 11N56W TO 07N54W TO 07N44W
TO 09N46W TO 10.5N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N72W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N72W
TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M W OF 74.5W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 15N75W TO 12N78W TO 10N77W TO
11N75W TO 12N72W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3 M W OF 74W.
.CARIBBEAN 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N88W TO
16N88W TO 16N87W TO 17N85W TO 18N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
HONDURAS...E TO SE 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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