FZNT01 KWBC 212150
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC WED JAN 21 2026
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
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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 JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 23.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 56N52W 977 MB MOVING SE 40 KT. WITHIN
AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 41N44W TO 40N35W TO LOW TO 56N60W
TO 47N60W TO 41N44W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 48N48W. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 35N50W TO 45N35W TO
57N35W TO 59N45W TO 60N58W TO 60N64W TO 45N64W TO 35N50W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N39W 982 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW...AND
600 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M...HIGHEST S
OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW
45N35W...FROM 35N TO 50N BETWEEN 35W AND A LINE FROM 35N40W TO
43N50W TO 50N55W...AND FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W AND 60W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST FROM 41N TO 55N E OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF NE WINDS 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 62N40W 980 MB. N OF A LINE
FROM 62N42W TO 64N35W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N40W 998 MB. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AREA
OF NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 61N E OF
GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.W AND N OF A LINE FROM 60N57W TO 65N53W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W AREA OF N WINDS 35
TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 60N48W TO
63N54W TO 67N55W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 63N57W 983 MB. N OF 60N W OF 50W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 48N63E 1004 MB. N OF A LINE FROM 40N74W
TO 35N70W TO 40N55W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N48W 988 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE OF A LINE
FROM 48N37W TO 43N44W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 35N TO 55N E OF 52W...AND FROM 40N TO 50N W OF 50W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ALSO FROM 53N TO 60N E OF 50W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 35W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 45N35W 1003 MB MOVING NE 40 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. E
OF A LINE FROM 35N50W TO LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AND CONDITIONS WELL E OF AREA.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...W OF A LINE FROM 49N54W TO 53N52W TO 55N53W TO
57N58W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 62N61W TO 65N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 41N70W TO 45N50W TO
49N45W TO 55N45W TO 57N51W...N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO
66N53W...AND FROM 59N TO 62N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 51N51W TO 54N53W TO 57N59W TO 62N60W TO 65N57W TO 67N58W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 48N IN THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE...AND W OF A LINE FROM 48N46W TO 50N46W TO
54N50W TO 55N53W TO 63N57W TO 66N56W TO 67N57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 65W IN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 53N TO 55N W OF 54W...AND FROM
59N TO 63N W OF 60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N
OF A LINE FROM 43N70W TO 48N58W INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...AND W OF A LINE FROM 50N50W TO 59N50W TO 63N57W...AND
N OF 66N W OF 56W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 62N W OF
57W...AND FROM 62N TO 64N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W...AND WITHIN 120 NM
SW OF A LINE FROM 55N50W TO 60N65W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 59N W OF 57W...N OF A LINE FROM
61N43W TO 65N35W...FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W...FROM 50N
TO 54N BETWEEN 36W AND 39W...AND N OF 46N IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 54N W OF 38W...N OF A
LINE FROM 62N42W TO 65N35W...AND N OF 60N W OF 57W.
.FORECASTER EHRBAR. 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 WED JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 23.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N76W
TO 13N79W TO 12N80W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W TO 10N76W TO 13N76W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 11.5N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO
11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N74W TO 12N77W TO
10N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N71W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER
OF AREA WITHIN 12N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N79W TO 10N79W TO 10N78W TO
11N77W TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N77W TO 11N74W TO
12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
13N76W TO 14N78W TO 13N79W TO 10N79W TO 10N77W TO 11N77W TO
13N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M IN E SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 30N63W TO 31N67W TO 28N77W TO 26N78W TO 22N71W TO
25N70W TO 30N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M IN E SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 23N35W TO 21N59W TO 18N62W TO 16N45W TO 11N40W TO
13N35W TO 23N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 27N35W TO 28N51W TO 26N64W TO 21N71W TO 07N51W TO 07N35W
TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N35W TO 20N44W TO 18N48W TO
16N47W TO 13N35W TO 19N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 30N62W TO 22N72W TO 06N52W TO
07N35W TO 19N49W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 28N50W TO 24N67W TO 08N55W TO
07N35W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES
AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN E SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 20N71W TO 20N73W TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N74W TO
20N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N72W TO 16N75W TO 15N75W TO 15N73W
TO 16N72W TO 18N70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.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 KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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