FZNT01 KWBC 261558
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC FRI DEC 26 2025
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC DEC 28.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 53N53W 975 MB MOVING N 30 KT. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 44W
AND 51W...WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A
LINE FROM 57N48W TO 53N43W TO 46N40W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 420 NM NW
QUADRANTS...WITHIN 300 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N52W TO
52N43W TO 43N40W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ALSO FROM 48N
TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 62W...AND FROM 31N TO 47N E OF 41W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N53W 1012 MB. N OF 58N BETWEEN 45W AND
58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 52N E OF 61W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...EXCEPT N OF 65N SEAS LESS THAN 4
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 41N58W 972 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 120 NM
NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 MM W OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO
40N55W TO 37N55W TO 35N57W WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 45N BETWEEN 50W AND 67W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 46N BETWEEN 48W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N54W 966 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N53W 975 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW...WITHIN
420 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 51N46W
TO 47N44W TO 46N39W TO 43N38W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 52N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4
TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N56W 982 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W QUADRANT AND
W OF A LINE FROM 55N60W TO 58N59W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 63N BETWEEN 44W AND 68W...AND WITHIN
240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 56N48W TO 46N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 63N E OF 70W...EXCEPT WHERE
DESCRIBED WITH LOW 36N54W BELOW...WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N70W 1004 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 120 NM
N QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N57W 982 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N54W 991 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N BETWEEN 45W
AND 67W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N38W 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 47N64W TO
48N60W TO 51N57W WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND W OF A
LINE FROM 56N59W TO 62N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY NW AND W OF A LINE FROM 40N74W TO 48N52W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 55N58W TO 65N53W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 47N64W TO 51N58W AND W OF A LINE FROM 56N59W TO 62N60W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM
42N70W TO 44N62W TO 49N58W TO 64N57W TO 66N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 47N64W TO 48N60W TO 51N57W AND W OF A LINE FROM 55N59W TO
62N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 40N74W TO 49N52W TO 55N58W TO 58N58W TO 65N53W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 52N TO 63N
BETWEEN 41W AND 60W...WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM 60N57W TO
64N55W TO 67N57W...AND FROM 40N TO 43N BETWEEN 56W AND 60W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 44W AND
60W...FROM 38N TO 42N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W...AND NE OF A LINE FROM
62N50W TO 67N55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 65N BETWEEN 52W AND 64W.
.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 FRI DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 28.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 25N50W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N70W.
WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N40W TO 27N40W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC FRONT APPROACHING FROM N. WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N72W TO
29N69W TO 29N60W TO 31N57W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N72W TO 23N67W TO
23N55W TO 31N44W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 27N62W. WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N71W TO 24N62W TO 20N61W TO 21N43W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N40W TO
23N48W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 27N67W TO 29N79W. FROM
WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N73W TO 24N64W TO 22N55W TO 25N43W TO 31N37W
SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N35W TO 12N40W TO 07N47W TO
07N35W TO 13N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N48W TO 13N57W TO 06N53W TO 07N37W TO
09N43W TO 14N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W TO 10N78W TO 10N76W
TO 11N74W TO 13N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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