FZNT01 KWBC 182207
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC WED FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
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 1800 UTC FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 20.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 47N47W 966 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS
40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 T0 12.5 M...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 M IN SW QUADRANT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM N AND 900 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M...EXCEPT 3.5 TO 6.5 M IN N SEMICIRCLE.
ALSO WITHIN 660 NM N AND 1140 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N50W 968 MB. WITHIN 600 NM SE AND 420 NM
SW QUADRANTS...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM NW QUADRANT...AND
BETWEEN 240 NM AND 780 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
6.5 TO 12.5 M...EXCEPT 4.5 TO 9 M IN SW QUADRANT AND 3 TO 6 M IN
NW AND NE QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM NW...900 NM
NE...840 NM SE AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 M. ALSO WITHIN 720 NM NW...960 NM NE AND 600 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 56N33W 980 MB. WITHIN 360
NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 600 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.FROM 32N TO 42N W OF 64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 41N49W 992 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE AND
540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SE...900 NM SW AND 720 NM NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ALSO WITHIN 720 NM SE...960
NM SW AND 780 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 50N38W 976 MB.
WITHIN 660 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND BETWEEN 300 NM AND 540 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
900 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 1020 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 1140 NM SE...960 NM SW...1080 NM NW
AND 360 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 56N E OF 44W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
N OF 56N E OF 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW 51N50W
DESCRIBED IN FIRST STORM WARNING ABOVE.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N BETWEEN 60W AND THE W
COAST OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N
BETWEEN 68W AND THE W COAST OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 45N TO
50N BETWEEN 57W AND 66W AND N OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO 64N53W.
ELSEHWERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 44N TO 50N
BETWEEN 58W AND 67W AND N OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO 61N48W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 53N E
OF 58W AND FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 57W AND 68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 58N E OF 58W AND FROM
56N TO 61N E OF 41W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 59N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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 FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 20.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 25.5N59W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM
25.5N59W TO 23.5N68W. WITHIN 30N46W TO 31N46W TO 31N47W TO 29N48W
TO 28N47W TO 29N46W TO 30N46W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N45W TO 30N72W TO 24N74W TO 23N68W TO
28N51W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39.5W TO 28N46W.
DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N46W TO 26N50.5W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N58W TO 26N65W TO 21N65W TO 22N47W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD AND STATIONARY FRONTS DISSIPATED. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N40W TO 27N41W TO 26N39W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N52W TO 18N54W TO 18N61W TO 11N59W TO 10N57W TO 13N56W TO
16N52W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 07N45W TO 08N46W TO 08N47W TO 08N48W TO 07N49W TO
07N45W TO 07N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N60.5W TO 30.5N56W TO
30.5N47.5W TO 31N47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N41W TO 31N59W TO 29N54W TO 29N49W TO
31N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N72W TO 13N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N77W TO 11N76W
TO 12N72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
12N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N79W TO 10N79W TO 10N77W TO 11N77W TO
12N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N75W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W TO 12N72W TO 13N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N75W TO 14N77W TO 13N79W TO 12N80W
TO 10N78W TO 11N76W TO 12N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 13N76W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO
11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12.5N71.5W TO 13N72W TO 13N73W TO 12.5N73.5W TO
12N73W TO 12N72W TO 12.5N71.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N74W TO 14N77W TO
13N79W TO 11N80W TO 10N77W TO 11N75W TO 14N74W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 12N71W TO 12N72W TO
11N71W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N69.5W TO 12N70.5W TO 12N71.5W TO
11N71W TO 11.5N69.5W TO 12N69.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N70W TO 13N71W TO 12N70W TO
11N71W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
11.5N67W TO 11.5N67.5W TO 11N68W TO 10.5N67.5W TO 10.5N67W TO
11N67W TO 11.5N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.CARIBBEAN 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N87W TO
16N86W TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 17N86W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO
16N85W TO 17N85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N87W TO 17N86W TO
18N86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N88W TO 23N89W TO
22N88W TO 22N87W TO 23N88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 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 ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
