FZNT01 KWBC 251612
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC THU DEC 25 2025
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 27.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 42N54W 980 MB MOVING N 25 KT.
WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM
45N54W TO 47N52W TO 44N49W TO 37N51W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 780 NM SW AND 300
NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N52W 969 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 44W
AND 51W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 49N TO
60N BETWEEN 47W AND 61W..AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM
57N50W TO 53N44W TO 45N40W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M. ALSO
WITHIN 360 NM E SEMICIRCLES...WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 480 NM NW
QUADRANTS...AND FROM 36N TO 60N E OF 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N54W 1014 MB. N OF 58N BETWEEN 45W AND
58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 60N55W.
ELSEWHERE N OF 51N E OF 62W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 42N63W 998 MB AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
WITHIN 780 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 40N59W 986 MB.
FROM 33N TO 43N BETWEEN 57W AND 69W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 41N57W 972 MB AND
INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN
90 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 41N55W TO 38N55W TO 36N56W WINDS 50 TO 60
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE...420 NM SE...540
NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
ALSO S OF 46N BETWEEN 49W AND 71W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 41N56W 965 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N54W 971 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE
QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 51N BETWEEN 35W AND
65W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 65N39W 1003 MB MOVING N 20 KT. N OF 58N E OF 43W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED WELL N OF
AREA.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 54N55W TO
59N60W TO 64N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF
46N W OF 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 47N64W TO 48N60W TO 51N57W WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE
AND W OF A LINE FROM 55N59W TO 61N58W TO 62N60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 40N73W TO 47N56W AND
NW OF A LINE FROM 55N58W TO 58N58W TO 63N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 47N65W TO 48N61W TO 51N58W AND W OF A LINE FROM 55N58W TO
63N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 42N70W TO 43N63W TO 50N57W AND N OF 55N W OF 54W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 33N TO 52N E OF 40W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 51N
BETWEEN 48W AND 57W...AND N OF 61N BETWEEN 52W AND 58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 62N BETWEEN 42W AND
61W...AND FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 42N W OF 69W...FROM 44N
TO 51N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W...FROM 49N TO 56N BETWEEN 44W AND
49W...AND NE OF A LINE FROM 67N56W TO 64N54W TO 62N50W.
.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 1200 UTC THU DEC 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 31N58W TO 26N70W TO 31N78W.
WITHIN 31N52W TO 30N58W TO 30N56W TO 30N54W TO 31N52W W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N73W TO 26N69W TO 28N57W TO 31N52W N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 25N55W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N75W. NEW COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM N. WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N73W TO 30N72W TO 30N62W
TO 30N57W TO 31N56W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N
TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N72W TO 23N70W TO
22N66W TO 23N54W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N39W TO
22N48W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N60W. WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N70W TO 25N58W TO 20N62W TO 18N55W TO 22N43W TO 31N35W W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 25N37W TO 31N35W TO 31N48W TO 19N68W TO 14N59W TO
16N50W TO 25N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 27N40W TO 26N35W TO
31N35W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N77W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W
TO 11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N75W TO 12N78W TO 11N78W TO 10N77W TO
11N74W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NE SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N69W TO 18N75W TO 20N78W TO 19N82W TO 17N75W
TO 15N71W TO 18N69W 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.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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