FZNT01 KWBC 310406
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SAT JAN 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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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 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 02.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 51N38W 964 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
M. ALSO FROM 35N TO 55N E OF 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N36W 962 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF A LINE FROM 52N45W TO 52N40W TO 54N35W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 49N E OF 49W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH NEW MAIN CENTER E OF AREA
57N33W 964 MB. WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...FROM 41N TO 52N E OF
41W...AND WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 53N39W TO 59N39W TO
62N36W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 38N E OF
51W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 33N74W 1008 MB. FROM 31N TO 36N W OF
70W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 34N75W 999 MB AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. S OF 38N W OF 61W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 34N74W 983 MB. S
OF 33N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W...FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 58W AND
67W...AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO 36N72W TO
38N69W TO 38N66W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 35N73W 974 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM SE...120 NM SW...180 NM NW...AND 240 NM N QUADRANTS
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 39N65W 968 MB.
WITHIN 360 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM W AND 240 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NE...720 NM
SE...600 NM
SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 48N BETWEEN 43W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 53N52W 980 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W
AND 49W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO
62N W OF 39W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
54N36W DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 43N54W 1003 MB MOVING E 40 KT TURNING NE AFTER 12 HOURS.
FROM 34N TO 45N BETWEEN 49W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 48N30W 990 MB. FROM 37N TO
49N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 49N E OF 58W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 60N61W TO
62N60W TO 66N57W TO 67N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY NW AND W OF A LINE FROM 37N75W TO 45N56W TO 47N58W TO
51N52W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 59N60W TO 62N59W TO 64N56W TO
67N56W..
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 59N60W TO 62N60W TO 65N56W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 38N75W TO 47N55W AND NW
OF A LINE FROM 58N59W TO 61N59W TO 63N54W TO 66N54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 58N59W TO 63N59W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 46N60W TO 48N51W TO 54N54W TO
57N58W TO 62N509W AND FROM 37N TO 41N W OF 72W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 49N TO 60N W OF
38W...FROM 46N TO 51N BETWEEN 57W AND 64W...AND N OF 63N BETWEEN
56W AND 61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 35N TO 37N W OF 73W...FROM 49N
TO 61N E OF 58W...WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 58N41W TO 63N37W
TO 64N35W...AND N OF 64N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
40N68W TO 43N65W TO 44N55W TO 43N50W...FROM 51N TO 56N W OF
53W...N OF 63N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W... AND FROM 51N TO 64N W OF
41W.
.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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 02.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR
32N75W 1009 MB. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 31N76W TO
22N77W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N69W TO 31N76W TO 29N74W TO 28N72W
TO 29N70W TO 31N69W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WELL N OF AREA
NEAR 34N74W 997 MB. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 31N70W
TO 25N72W TO 21N76W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N68W TO
30N68W TO 28N67W TO 28N66W TO 29N64W TO 31N63W S TO SW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N57W
TO 28N67W TO 31N71W TO 23N76W TO 23N71W TO 27N59W TO
31N57W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N77W TO 31N76W TO 31N81W
TO 26N80W TO 26N79W TO 27N77W TO 29N77W...INCLUDING ATLC
EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N71W TO 31N77W TO 27N78W TO 23N81W TO
23N79W TO 27N73W TO 31N71W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST INTENSE LOW PRES SYSTEM WELL N OF AREA NEAR
35N73W 971 MB. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N68W TO
19N69W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N65W TO 29N65W TO 28N64W
TO 28N61W TO 31N59W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M
IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N59W TO
29N63W TO 31N70W TO 24N70W TO 23N64W TO 31N49W S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N81W
TO 26N80W TO 25N72W TO 31N66W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
...WITHIN 27N69W TO 31N68W TO 25N75W TO 26N80W TO 23N81W TO
20N73W TO 27N69W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLC
EXPOSURES...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 24N66W TO 18N67W. E
OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N60W TO 25N60W TO 29N52W TO 31N50W
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. W OF FRONT
WITHIN...31N60W TO 31N70W TO 30N69W TO 29N67W TO 30N63W TO 31N61W
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8 M IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE
OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N60W TO 29N68W TO 31N81W TO 24N81W TO 20N73W
TO 21N67W TO 31N59W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLC
EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...EXCEPT
4 TO 6 M N OF 24N AND TO 3 M IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 26N89W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT...
WITHIN 28N89W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N98W TO 19N96W TO 24N91W
TO 28N89W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 23N88W TO 19N93W.
WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N85W TO 30N89W
TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 18N94W TO 25N85W TO 29N85W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF AREA. WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N86W
TO 29N87W TO 27N84W TO 27N83W TO 28N83W TO 29N84W NW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N97W TO
19N95W TO 21N89W TO 19N86W TO 24N80W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING THE
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 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 26N E OF 87W
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N86W TO 26N86W TO 24N84W TO
24N80W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 30N86W TO 28N95W
TO 21N97W TO 19N92W TO 21N89W TO 19N84W TO 30N86W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N88W TO 24N88W TO 22N85W TO
25N81W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. WITHIN 24N88W TO 29N85W TO 26N90W
TO 23N93W TO 18N94W TO 21N89W TO 24N88W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N82W TO 25N82W TO 24N82W TO 23N81W TO
24N80W TO 27N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N82W TO 26N88W
TO 22N88W TO 20N86W TO 23N84W TO 24N80W TO 27N82W...INCLUDING IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N70W TO 25N67W TO 25N50W TO 19N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N57W TO 25N50W TO 24N44W TO
28N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 28N50W TO 28N41W TO
29N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW
SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 20N35W TO 21N40W TO 12N45W TO 11N50W TO 06N51W TO
07N35W TO 20N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N36W TO 14N55W TO 08N56W TO 06N52W TO
08N35W TO 21N36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N35W TO 22N54W TO 10N57W TO 06N52W TO
08N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN E
SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N73W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N73W
TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N77W TO 10N82.5W.
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 17N81W TO 22N84W TO 18N87W TO 15N84W TO
11N83W TO 13N81W TO 17N81W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 3 M IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 15N79W TO 09N81.5W.
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 21N79W TO 21N86W TO 17N87W TO 15N83W TO
09N81W TO 13N78W 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...EXCEPT LESS THAN 2.5 M IN
GULF OF HONDURAS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N67W TO 11.5N73W. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 20N73W TO TO 22N79W TO 22N86W TO 09N82W TO 09N78W
TO 20N73W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4
M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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