FZNT01 KWBC 292254 CCA
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC MON DEC 29 2025
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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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 1800 UTC DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC DEC 31.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 61N62W 998 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 58N46W TO 63N55W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 55N43W TO 64N64W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 63N56W. ALSO W OF A LINE FROM
67N53W TO 61N42W TO 52N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS N OF AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N49W 976 MB MOVING E 05 KT AND
SECOND LOW 41N40W 990 MB MOVING NW 25 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM
48N51W TO SECOND LOW TO 31N37W. FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 47W AND
57W...WITHIN 300 NM NE AND E OF FRONT N OF 41N WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 45N48W. ALSO WITHIN 360 NM N
AND E OF FRONT N OF 40N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE S OF 47N E OF 62W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N44W 996 MB AND
SECOND LOW 49N49W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND
LOW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ALSO E OF A LINE FROM
55N57W TO 48N43W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 31N TO 44N BETWEEN 40W AND 53W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 39N45W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY INLAND
LOW 57N77W BELOW.
...STORM WARNING...
.BETWEEN 78W AND A LINE FROM 41N62W TO 32N74W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 38N68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW INLAND NEAR 50N66W 968 MB. EXCEPT
WHERE NOTED WITH COMPLEX LOW IN SECOND STORM WARNING
ABOVE...FROM 37N TO 45N BETWEEN 59W AND 74W AND FROM 52N TO 61N
BETWEEN 44W AND 59W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 48N W OF 56W...WITHIN 960 NM NE AND 720 NM
N QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 43N53W TO 32N60W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...EXCEPT TO 3 M IN THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 55N70W 961 MB. FROM 55N TO 63N
BETWEEN 46W AND 61W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 57N77W 959 MB. FROM 59N TO 63N
BETWEEN 47W AND 55W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ALSO W OF
A LINE FROM 60N43W TO 52N40W AND N OF 60N W OF 43W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 33N75W TO
34N63W TO 48N51W AND FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
..GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW 43N36W 998 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 42N E OF 40W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 42N25W 996 MB. FROM 31N TO
50N E OF 42W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 62W...AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF LABRADOR COAST N OF 54N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 42N71W
TO 44N66W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 44N64W TO 51N57W...INCLUDING THE
BAY OF FUNDY AND GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 43N W
OF 65W...FROM 45N TO 57N BETWEEN 44W AND 53W...AND N OF A LINE
FROM 60N42W TO 59N64W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 53N BETWEEN 47W AND
57W... AND N OF 57N W OF 54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN 51W AND
54W... FROM 47N TO 50N BETWEEN 42W AND 45W AND FROM 59N TO 63N
BETWEEN 54W AND 60W.
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 MON DEC 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 31.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLANTIC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 20.5N55W TO 21N62.5W. E OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N38W TO 30N38W TO 29N39W TO 29N38W TO
31N37W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 4.5 M IN W SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N36W TO 31N35W TO 29N38W TO 23N45W TO 23N43W
TO 24N40W TO 27N36W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M
IN W TO NW SWELL. W OF THE COLD FRONT WITHIN 31N38W TO 31N56W TO
28N52W TO 28N44W TO 31N38W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO
6.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N38W TO
28N50W TO 31N65W TO 23N65W TO 20N53W TO 24N35W TO 31N38W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN N TO NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 19.5N55W TO
20.5N62.5W. E OF COLD FRONT WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N37W TO 25N40W TO
26N37W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. W OF COLD FRONT WITHIN 31N39W TO 31N53W
TO 28N50W TO 28N47W TO 29N42W TO 31N39W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W
TO 28N48W TO 30N65W TO 23N65W TO 19N54W TO 25N35W TO 31N35W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM E OF AREA TO 25N35W TO 18N55W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 30N41W TO 30N38W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N35W TO 29N62W TO 14N60W TO 18N42W TO 23N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM E OF AREA TO
22N35W TO 17.5N55W. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 30N37W TO 29N35W
TO 31N35W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N49W TO 19N57W TO 10N59W TO 07N53W TO 16N35W
TO 29N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 30N83.5W TO 22N98W. N OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 25N96W TO 25N97W TO 24N98W TO 25N96W N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N92W TO 29N94W
TO 27N97W TO 25N97W TO 26N95W TO 27N92W TO 28N92W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N85W
TO 30N86W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 25N94W TO 29N85W N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 21.5N86W TO
18.5N92W. N OF COLD FRONT WITHIN 20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO
19N95W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 23N90W TO 24N97W TO 21N97W TO 18N95W TO 20N94W TO 21N90W
TO 23N90W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 27N86W TO 27N94W TO 26N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N93W TO
23N85W TO 27N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN N
SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT S OF AREA. WITHIN 20N91W TO 21N94W
TO 21N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W TO 19N91W TO 20N91W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N85.5W TO
21.5N86W TO 21N86W TO 21N85W TO 21.5N85W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 23N84W TO 25N88W TO 25N94W TO 22N98W TO
18N95W TO 22N89W TO 23N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19.5N95.5W TO 20N96W TO 19.5N96W TO
19N96W TO 19N95.5W TO 19.5N95.5W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N93W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 19N93W
TO 19N92W TO 21N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 20N83W TO 21N86W TO 20N87W TO 18N86W TO
19N85W TO 20N83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT N OF AREA. WITHIN 31N73.5W TO 31N80W TO
30.5N80W TO 30N78W TO 30N75.5W TO 31N73.5W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 24N80W. E OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N67W TO 29N68W TO 29N67W TO 30N63W TO
29N61W TO 31N58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. W OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N75W TO 30N74W TO 30N67W TO 31N66W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62.5W TO 21.5N77W. E OF
COLD FRONT WITHIN 30N57W TO 30N58W TO 30N60W TO 29N60W TO 28N59W
TO 29N57W TO 30N57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N49W TO 30N58W TO 31N67W TO 29N64W TO 28N59W
TO 29N58W TO 31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 17N36W TO 24N35W TO 15N60W TO 09N57W TO 07N46W TO
11N47W TO 17N36W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N35W TO 09N43W TO 10N47W TO 09N55W TO
06N51W TO 08N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREAS DESCRIBED IN THE
ATLANTIC GALE WARNING.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 13N76W TO 13N77W TO 13N79W TO 11N78W
TO 11N74W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N75W TO 14N77W TO 13N81W TO 10N79W TO 10N77W
TO 11N75W TO 13N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N73W TO 12N73W TO 13N72W TO
11N70W TO 13N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N77W TO 12N79W TO 11N79W TO 10N79W TO
10N77W TO 11N77W TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE
TO E SWELL.
.42 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.
