FZNT01 KWBC 300950
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC FRI JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 01.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 43N49W 983 MB MOVING NE 30 KT WHILE INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 90
NM E OF A LINE FROM 44N45W TO 42N46W AND WITHIN 90 NM S AND 60 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
300 NM NE...SE...360 NM S...420 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ALSO WITHIN 720 NM NE...600 NM
E...960 NM SE...660 NM S...1080 NM SW AND 900 NM W QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N38W 965 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM
SE...S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
M...HIGHEST NEAR 51N38W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N37W 961 MB. FROM 47N TO 52N E OF 42W
WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N35W.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM N...WITHIN 420 NM S AND
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 540 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9.5 M. ALSO FROM 50N TO 58N E OF 45W AND FROM 40N TO
47N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N37W 961 MB. FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 37W
AND 45W AND FROM 60N TO 64N W OF 38W TO GREENLAND WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 35W...N OF 60N
E OF GREENLAND AND N OF 60N E OF 58W TO GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 55N45W 982 MB MOVING SW 10 KT AND
SECOND LOW 53N51W 983 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A
LINE FROM 60N40W TO 58N44W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 10
M...HIGHEST NEAR 60N45W. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANT OF MAIN LOW AND FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 46W AND 40W AND
FROM 60N TO 62N W OF 39W TO E GREENLAND WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 8 M. ALSO FROM 50N TO 52N W OF 35W...FROM 60N TO 64N E OF
GREENLAND AND FROM 58N TO 60N W OF 57W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 51N50W 981 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N AND
NE OF A LINE FROM 58N49W TO 59N43W TO 61N41W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 60N46W. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 53N W
OF 50W...FROM 58N TO 60N W OF 35W...FROM 60N TO 64N E OF
GREENLAND AND FROM 60N TO 62N W OF 55W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH
LOW 54N37W.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 42N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W AREA OF W
TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 40N
BETWEEN 40W AND 70W...FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 50W AND
68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AREA OF W TO NW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT TO 3 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 35N35W TO
50N35W TO 50N44W TO 46N51W TO 35N35W AREA W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE
FROM 31N35W TO 50N35W TO 50N56W TO 47N59W TO 31N35W AREA OF W TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 M IN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
...STORM WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 31N70W 1003 MB.
WITHIN 480 NM NW...360 NM NE AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 35N75W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITHIN MAIN LOW 36N66W 991 MB AND
SECOND LOW 33N75W 981 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE...240 NM NE AND 360 NM
NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW AND WITHIN 420 NM NE...180 NM SE AND 360
NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
ELSEWHERE W AND SW OF A LINE FROM 31N52W TO 40N62W TO 41N67W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 64N W OF 53W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N W OF 55W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 41N70W TO 45N65W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...FROM 45N TO
47N W OF 57W TO NOVA SCOTIA AND W OF A LINE FROM 62N60W TO
66N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 36N75W TO 47N46W TO 50N51W...W AND NW OF A LINE FROM
60N60W TO 64N51W...N OF 64N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 64N E OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 62N60W TO 67N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 36N75W TO 48N48W TO 51N48W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 60N60W TO 64N51W...N OF 64N W
OF GREENLAND AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 46N
BETWEEN 43W AND 53W...IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...W OF A LINE
FROM 50N45W TO 57N53W TO THE COAST OF LABRADOR AND WITHIN 90 NM W
AND NW OF A LINE FROM 58N43W TO 61N40W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM
45N57W TO 50N50W...FROM 50N TO 55N W OF 35W TO THE COAST OF
LABRADOR...W OF A LINE FROM 55N52W TO 60N49W AND N OF 64N W OF
56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 32N76W TO
40N68W...WITHIN 120 NM W AND SW OF A LINE FROM 50N45W TO
53N55W...FROM 56N TO 58N W OF 53W AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF A LINE
FROM 58N40W TO 64N35W.
.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 01.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR
34N75W 1009 MB. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE LOW TO 31N73W TO
26N75W TO 21N77W. WITHIN 28N65W TO 31N67W TO 31N73W TO 26N72W TO
24N69W TO 28N65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITHIN MAIN LOW WELL N OF AREA
NEAR 34N75W 997 MB AND SECOND LOW NEAR 31N66W 1000 MB. ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 26N72W TO 21N76W. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 26N79W TO 27N77W TO
31N75W...INCLUDING ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N81W TO 28N77W TO
23N79W TO 23N61W TO 31N56W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E
OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST INTENSE COMPLEX LOW WELL N OF AREA. ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 25N69W TO 20N74W. LITTLE
CHANGE W OF FRONT...EXCEPT SEAS 5.5 TO 6 M. E OF FRONT...WITHIN
31N52W TO 31N61W TO 31N70W TO 25N69W TO 24N70W TO 25N60W TO
28.5N53W TO 31N52W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 S OF 27N AND 3.5 TO 4.5 N OF 27N.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N70W TO 31N81W T0 26N69W TO 23N80W
TO 23N65W TO 24N56W TO 25N45W TO 31N45W....INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
IN NW SWELL W OF 73W AND IN MIXED SWELL E OF 73W.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 28N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N93W TO 26N97W. WITHIN
28N96W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO 27N95W TO 28N96W N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 23N90W TO 19N95.5W.
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN
29N84W TO 30N90W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 24N86W TO
29N84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. WITHIN 29N85W
TO 30N85W TO 30N86W TO 29N86W TO 28N86W TO 28N85W TO 29N85W NW TO
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 20N95W TO
20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N81W TO 30N84W TO 30N90W TO 28N97W TO 19N96W
TO 21N86W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60
NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N84W TO 29N87W TO 26N87W TO
24N86W TO 24N82W TO 29N83W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 M IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N81W TO 25N86W TO 30N84W
TO 28N92W TO 24N97W TO 19N92W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 M IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5.5 M S OF 29N E OF 91W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N60W TO 20N74W. COLD
FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 27N70W. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N41W TO
31N50W TO 29N52W TO 26N52W TO 28N48W TO 29N43W TO 31N41W SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N49W TO
31N76W TO 27N73W TO 28N65W TO 29N49W TO 30N55W TO 31N49W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN
FRONT AND 63W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 24N55W THEN
STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N68W. WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N47W TO 31N69W TO
24N74W TO 23N55W TO 28N40W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 26N44W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N45W TO 24N55W TO 15N59W TO 07N56W TO 07N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SWELL N OF 20N
AND IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 20N.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 21N41W TO 15N46W TO 07N52W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 19N42W TO 13N55W TO
07N55W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M
IN NW SWELL N OF 18N AND IN N TO NE SWELL S OF 18N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH COLD FRONT
FROM 31N38W TO 26N44W.
.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N76W TO
11N76W TO 11N73W TO 13N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 20N76W TO 10N83W. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 15N82W TO 16N84W TO 11N84W TO 11N83W TO 11N82W TO
13N81W TO 15N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 20N72W TO 14N77W TO 09N79W. W
OF FRONT...WITHIN 21N79W TO 21N87W TO 16N87W TO 15N83W TO 10N83W
TO 13N79W TO 21N79W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M S OF 18N AND 3 TO 4.5 M N OF
18N.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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