FZNT01 KWBC 291608
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC THU JAN 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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(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 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 31.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 55N39W 969 MB MOVING W 15 KT THEN MOVING S AFTER 24 HOURS.
WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 56N45W TO 60N40W TO 62N39W
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 56N TO 63N
BETWEEN 38W AND 48W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M. ALSO
FROM 44N TO 52N E OF 52W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 44N E OF 52W AND N OF 60N W OF 54W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT W OF 54W SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N49W 980 MB. FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 41W
AND 49W WINDS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
55N TO 61N BETWEEN 54W AND 50W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO
7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 63N W OF 56W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N51W 982 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH
LOW 54N35W DESCRIBED BELOW.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 38N62W 1002 MB MOVING NE 40 KT WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N43W 976 MB. FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 36W
AND 46W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N
TO 46N E OF 68W...AND FROM 46N TO 49N E OF 43W WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N35W 962 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8.5 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO 54N E
OF 42W...AND 240 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS...AND FROM 57N TO 61N
BETWEEN 40W AND 48W...WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 53N E OF 60W...N OF 53N E OF 45W....AND
FROM 56N TO 60N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA 45N33W 990 MB MOVING NE 50 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S
AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 38N TO 45N E OF 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF THE AREA.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 45N TO 48N BETWEEN 58W
AND 64W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 62N61W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 35N76W TO
43N60W TO 48N48W TO 51N55W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 60N60W
TO 65N53W AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 40N72W TO 42N68W TO 44N68W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 44N61W
TO 47N58W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 62N62W TO 66N56W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM
35N76W TO 49N47W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 61N61W TO 66N53W AND N
OF 63N E OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 62N61W TO 66N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 37N76W TO 45N56W TO 50N49W...NW OF A
LINE FROM 60N61W TO 63N53W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 61N43W TO
65N35W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 58N
BETWEEN 45W AND 57W...AND FROM 57N TO 64N BETWEEN 38W AND 45W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF 60W FROM 45N TO 50N...FROM 45N
TO 50N BETWEEN 37W AND 50W....AND FROM 52N TO 59N W OF 50W
BETWEEN 47W AND 58W AND FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 39W AND 47W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 54N E OF 53W...AND FROM
56N TO 59N W OF 50W.
.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 1200 UTC THU JAN 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JAN 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 31.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO
25N97W. WITHIN 28N93W TO 30N93W TO 29N96W TO 28N97W TO 25N97W TO
26N95W TO 28N93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 20N96W. WITHIN
29N89W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N96W TO 23N94W TO 25N91W TO
29N89W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N87W. WITHIN
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO
20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N84W TO
30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N92W TO 25N83W TO 30N84W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N62W TO 31N79W TO 30N78W TO 29N68W TO 29N65W TO
31N62W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N57W TO 27N59W TO 25N66W TO 23N75W TO 21N67W
TO 23N59W TO 25N57W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... W WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
WITHIN
31N35W TO 20N47W TO 06N51W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N74W TO 21N49W TO 07N35W TO
31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N73W TO 25N73W TO 22N70W TO
24N64W TO 31N61W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 23N51W TO 31N61W TO 22N64W TO 06N54W
TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N79W TO 21N80W TO 19N85W TO 18N87W TO 16N86W
TO 14N83W TO 18N79W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W
TO 11N75W TO 12N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. NE 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
