FZNT01 KWBC 211610
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
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 JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 23.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 57N55W 977 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 720 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 50N
BETWEEN 50W AND 66W...FROM 44N TO A LINE FROM 59N50W TO
55N35W...AND FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 50W...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N42W...46N55W...AND 49N60W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N53W 976 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW...AND 720
NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N42W 978 MB. WITHIN 420 NM W AND 600 NM S
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 M...HIGHEST S OF CENTER.
ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND A LINE FROM 37N40W TO
43N50W...AND FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 60W AND A LINE FROM 47N50W
TO 47N59W...AND FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST FROM 42N TO 55N E OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 50N23W 988 MB. FROM 35N TO
60N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 4 M.
.12 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 62N37W 976 MB. N OF A LINE
FROM 62N42W TO 64N35W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
N OF 61N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E OF
GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.N OF 60N W OF 54W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N W OF 55W AREA OF N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N W OF 50W AREA OF N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 62N57W 980 MB. N OF 59N W OF 50W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N39W 1009 MB MOVING NE 40 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
FROM 35N TO 44N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AND CONDITIONS WELL E OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST W AND N OF A LINE FROM 35N70W TO 41N60W AREA OF
SW TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 48N63E 1004 MB. N OF A LINE FROM 40N74W
TO 36N70W TO 40N55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N52W 992 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 40W
AND 50W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO
53N W OF 50W...AND FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN 40W AND 55W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST E OF 50W. ALSO FROM 53N TO
50N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE W OF A LINE FROM 53N54W TO 55N54W TO 57N60W...AND N OF A
LINE FROM 63N60W TO 65N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 39N74W TO 44N56W TO 50N48W TO 56N50W TO
58N60W AND N OF 59N W OF 43W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 49N IN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...N OF 47N TO A LINE FROM 51N51W TO
54N54W TO 56N58W TO 61N61W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 62N60W TO
64N58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 46N TO
53N W OF 44W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...AND W OF A LINE FROM
53N50W TO 56N56W TO 67N56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SW OF A LINE
FROM 54N55W TO 57N59W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 59N59W TO 61N60W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N IN THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE...AND W OF A LINE FROM 50N54W TO 54N45W TO
62N59W TO 67N56W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 63N W OF
56W...AND FROM 53N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 58W...AND N OF 62N
BETWEEN 37W AND GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF A LINE FROM 61N42W TO 64N35W...N
OF 59N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W...FROM 51N TO 55N BETWEEN 40W AND
56W...AND FROM 56N TO 58N BETWEEN 53W AND 56W...AND FROM 44N TO
50N W OF 60W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 54N BETWEEN 39W AND
63W...N OF 60N W OF 56W...AND N OF 65N E OF 37W.
.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 1200 UTC WED JAN 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JAN 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 23.
.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 12N78W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W
TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
WITHIN 13N75W TO 14N80W TO 12N82W TO 10N81W TO 09N77W TO 11N78W
TO 13N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W TO 12N75.5W TO
11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N74W TO 12N76W TO 10N76W
TO 12N73W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
11N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N77W TO 13N75W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W
TO 10N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
10N78W TO 10N76W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 29N66W TO 30N67W TO 27N80W TO 23N80W TO 23N74W TO
29N66W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N67W TO 30N70W TO 28N77W TO
26N77W TO 29N67W TO 31N63W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 24N35W TO 24N53W TO 20N63W TO 15N57W TO 12N35W TO
24N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N35W TO 27N61W
TO 20N68W TO 07N49W TO 14N50W TO 07N35W TO 27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 25N57W TO 19N63W TO 15N54W TO
10N35W TO 24N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 26N35W TO 29N61W TO 24N74W TO 06N52W TO 12N49W TO 07N35W
TO 26N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 21N52W TO 17N54W TO 13N45W TO
14N35W TO 21N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N35W TO 29N51W TO 22N71W TO 06N52W TO 14N49W
TO 07N35W TO 26N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN E SWELL.
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N74W TO 19N76W TO 17N73W TO 18N72W
TO 17N71W TO 18N71W TO 20N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N72W TO 17N74W TO 16N74W TO 15N73W TO
15N72W TO 16N71W TO 18N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W TO 17N72W TO
17N70W TO 18N70W TO 20N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N86W TO 24N87W TO 23N86W TO
23N85W TO 23N80W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...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.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N79W TO 22N81W TO 22N82W TO 20N83W TO 19N82W
TO 19N80W TO 20N79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.06 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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