FZNT01 KWBC 221538
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC MON DEC 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 24.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW INLAND OVER GREENLAND 64N42W 974 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. FROM
59N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 43W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5
M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 54N35W TO 59N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N39W 989 MB. FROM 58N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W
AND 46W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...STORM WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N70W 1009 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N61W 990 MB. FROM 33N TO 42N BETWEEN 56W
AND 67W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO
45N BETWEEN 54W AND 76W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 53N51W 995 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 40W
AND 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
52N47W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. CONDITIONS ABSORBED AND
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 65N39W.
...GALE WARNING...
.FRONT EXTENDS FROM 45N54W TO 38N57W TO 33N64W TO 31N69W. W OF
THE FRONT AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 51N42W 992 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N
TO 52N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W...AND FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 42W AND
55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N39W 987 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 52N TO 62N
BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N47W 1000 MB. FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN
47W AND 51W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N
TO 46N BETWEEN 35W AND 65W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7
M...HIGHEST NEAR 35N56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM 43N37W 1010
MB. FROM 36N TO 45N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 6.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 50N47W 996 MB. FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN
45W AND 51W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
46N TO 54N BETWEEN 37W AND 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5
M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 48N65W
TO 51N54W TO 54N54W TO 60N60W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 38N75W TO 50N50W
TO 61N45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 46N63W TO 51N54W TO 60N60W TO 67N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 42N58W TO
47N51W TO 58N50W TO 59N42W TO 63N40W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 49N56W TO 53N54W TO 60N60W TO 64N60W...AND N OF 64N BETWEEN
51W AND 55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW
OF A LINE FROM 44N49W TO 48N47W TO 52N52W TO 58N49W TO 59N43W TO
64N35W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 55N
BETWEEN 44W AND 54W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 40W AND
55W...AND FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 52W AND 62W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 60N35W TO 48N50W...AND FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 57W AND 71W.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 MON DEC 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE DEC 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED DEC 24.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 28N80W. N OF FRONT E OF 77W N TO
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. S OF 25N AND S OF A LINE
FROM 25N71W TO 23N78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N48W TO 23N60W TO 19N68W. N
OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 M IN N SWELL N
OF 25N
N OF FRONT AND E OF 65W...AND 2.5 TO 4 M W OF 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 23N50W TO 20N60W. N
OF 20N N OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N45W TO 28N50W TO 22N65W N TO
NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF FRONT TO
A LINE FROM 31N53W TO 27N55W TO 22N65W...AND 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO
N
SWELL ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT AND E OF 65W. S OF 22N W OF 65W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S
OF 27N W OF 65W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5
TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 36W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN
MIXED NE AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 73W AND 86W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. N
OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 86.5W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M W OF 82W.
.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 225N TO 25N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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