High Seas Forecast - Western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC TUE MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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. 

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 0000 UTC MAR 03. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 59N46W 960 MB MOVING NE 10 KT.
FROM 57N TO 61N E OF 50W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 46N TO 64N E OF 58W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 64N E OF 66W...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED
WITH LOW 61N58W BELOW...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N42W 952 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER NEAR 63N41W 967
MB AND SECOND CENTER NEAR 65N52W 964 MB. N OF 62N W OF
GREENLAND...AND FROM 58N TO 61N E OF 44W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 57N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4
TO 8 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N39W 980 MB. N OF 60N E OF 46W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. 

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 41N71W 1025 MB AND RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING. FROM 36N TO 42N BETWEEN 66W AND 71W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N60W 1011 MB. FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 58W
AND 63W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N54W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N48W 992 MB. FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 42W
AND 48W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO
53N E OF 65W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.  

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 61N58W 984 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 58N TO 62N W
OF 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH
COMPLEX LOW IN HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING DESCRIBED ABOVE. 

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 57N61W 1001 MB. FROM 40N TO 57N E OF
63W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 59N32W 994 MB. FROM 53N TO
60N E OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. 

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 46N TO 61N W OF 51W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 42N W OF 45W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF
53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N BETWEEN
46W AND 61W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 55N53W TO 60N58W TO 65N58W TO 66N54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 49N W OF 46W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 36N BETWEEN 43W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 57N E OF
49W...FROM 53N TO 57N BETWEEN 50W AND 57W...AND FROM 58N TO 61N W
OF 56W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND...AND FROM
36N TO 42N W OF 72W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 39N W OF 73W...FROM 48N
TO 56N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W...FROM 56N TO 60N W OF 55W...AND N OF
65N W OF GREENLAND.

.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 TUE MAR 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR  5.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N73W TO 11N72W
TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 14N61W TO 14N63W TO 13N64W TO 
12N68W TO 10N65W TO 11N62W TO 14N61W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W 
TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 
13N70W TO 15N74W TO 13N77W TO 10N76W TO 12N74W TO 11N71W TO 
13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. WITHIN 17N62W TO 14N65W TO 13N68W TO 
10N65W TO 11N62W TO 13N61W TO 17N62W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC 
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
2.5 M. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N63W TO 18N72W TO 14N78W TO 10N76W TO
11N69W TO 11N63W TO 18N63W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA AND...
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 10N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 
TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 17N67W TO 18N72W TO 16N77W TO 10N79W TO 12N72W 
TO 11N64W TO 17N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N62W TO 18N70W TO 16N79W TO 09N78W 
TO 12N73W TO 11N67W TO 16N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN 
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO 10N76W 
TO 11N74W TO 11N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 18N70W TO 16N80W TO 10N80W TO 11N71W TO 13N68W 
TO 18N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF 
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N75W TO 31N74W TO 30N69W TO 30N66W TO
31N63W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N76W TO 28N73W TO 27N68W TO
28N63W TO 31N56W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N46W TO 31N61W TO 27N59W TO 26N53W TO
28N46W TO 30N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 26N35W TO 27N49W TO 21N65W TO 06N54W
TO 07N35W TO 26N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 26N54W TO 21N67W TO 07N59W 
TO 07N35W TO 28N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO
E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 26N65W TO 10N61W TO 06N53W 
TO 07N35W TO 27N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND 
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W
TO 19N74W TO 19N73W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 21N78W TO 21N79W TO 21N80W TO 20N81W TO
20N80W TO 20N79W TO 21N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N73W TO 20N73W TO 21N74W TO 19N75W TO
19N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N74W TO
20N73W TO 20N71W TO 21N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.


.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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