FZNT01 KWBC 302206
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE DEC 30 2025
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 01.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 50N63W 969 MB INTENSIFYING AND
MOVING N 25 KT THROUGH 06 HOURS THEN TURNING NW. WITHIN 720 NM NE
AND 540 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT
TO 3 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 1080 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW NEAR 57N77W 956 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE
OF A LINE FROM 62N64W TO 59N55W TO 52N44W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 34N70W TO 54N49W TO
48N41W TO 53N40W TO 60N43W TO 67N57W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 58N82W 969 MB. N OF 57N W OF 52W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N44W 997 MB MOVING SE 35 KT AND
SECOND LOW 46N44W 992 MB MOVING NW 20 KT. WITHIN 420 NM NE OF A
LINE FROM 49N48W TO 45N35W AND WITHIN 660 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 55N E OF 55W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW E OF AREA 36N25W 1002
MB. S OF 45N E OF 42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 59N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 58N BETWEEN 46W AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 57N77W IN STORM
WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 44N69W 998 MB. WITHIN 720 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 45N66W 991 MB. WITHIN 780 NM S QUADRANT WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 46N62W TO 50N60W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 44N69W TO 47N59W TO
51N57W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND THE REST OF THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 55N58W TO 61N61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W AND SW OF
A LINE FROM 54N56W TO 59N57W TO 62N60W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 55N
BETWEEN 46W AND 60W...FROM 57N TO 60N W OF 58W...AND N OF 65N W
OF 59W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 61N TO 65N W OF 57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 51N BETWEEN 50W AND 70W
AND FROM 60N TO 65N BETWEEN 51W AND 66W.
.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 1800 UTC TUE DEC 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 1.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 22N84.5W TO 20N90.5W TO
19.5N93W TO 18.5N93W. WITHIN 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W
TO 20N95W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 23N85W TO 24N89W TO 24N96W TO 23N98W TO 18N95W TO 20N93W
TO 23N85W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 27N86W TO 28N88W TO
26N97W TO 24N98W TO 24N92W TO 23N86W TO 27N86W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 21N78.5W TO 19N84W TO 16N88W.
WITHIN 20N92W TO 20N95W TO 21N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 19N93W
TO 20N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N84W TO
25N92W TO 22N97W TO 18N94W TO 22N90W TO 20N86W TO
23N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20.5N77W TO 16N84W. WITHIN
20N92W TO 21N93W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO 19N93W TO
20N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
20N84W TO 19N85W TO 19N86W TO 18N85W TO 19N83W TO 20N84W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N66.5W TO 23N81W. E OF COLD FRONT WITHIN
31N58W TO 30N65W TO 31N66W TO 29N69W TO 29N67W TO 30N60W TO
31N58W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. W OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N76W TO 30N76W TO 29N71W TO 30N69W TO
31N66W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 21N76W. E OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N61W TO 30N63W TO 27N61W TO 27N60W TO
31N55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. NEAR AND W OF
COLD FRONT WITHIN 30N63W TO 31N61W TO 31N67W TO 29N67W TO 27N65W
TO 28N62W TO 30N63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60.5W TO 20N73W. WITHIN
31N48W TO 31N59W TO 28N59W TO 27N57W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 25N35W TO 22.5N39W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM
22.5N39W TO 18N55W TO 23N63W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N59W TO 22N63W
TO 16N53W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N35W TO
18N55W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 30N38W TO 29N35W TO 31N35W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N35W TO
31N50W TO 11N59W TO 07N53W TO 17N35W TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N45W TO 17N44W TO 10N57W TO
06N53W TO 07N37W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 10N35W TO 10N42W TO 10N46W TO 08N55W TO 07N53W TO
07N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N80W TO 30N78W TO
31N73W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N78W TO 30N76W TO 29N72W TO
30N69W TO 31N66W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO
NW SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N73W TO 12N73W TO 12N72W TO 11N70W
TO 12N70W TO 13N72W NE TO E 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N67W TO 14N70W TO 14N71W TO 12N71W TO
11N67W TO 12N66W TO 13N67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N76W TO 12N78W TO 11N79W TO 10N78W TO 10N77W
TO 11N76W TO 12N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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