FZNT01 KWBC 282202
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC WED JAN 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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 1800 UTC JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 30.
.WARNINGS.
....HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 56N32W 967 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 57N44W TO 61N38W WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 7.5 TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 56N44W TO 60N36W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ALSO
WITHIN 840 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N39W 971 MB.
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 57N48W TO 59N43W TO 61N40W WINDS
50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 54N E OF 53W...NOT
INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF GREENLAND...AND FROM 41N TO 51N E OF
59W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N35W.
ALSO N OF A LINE FROM 49N62W TO 35N35W...NOT INCLUDING THE WATERS
W OF GREENLAND...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
OTHERWISE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED BELOW WITH LOW 39N58W...S OF
THE LINE WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N52W 979 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 58N49W TO 59N43W TO 61N41W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO 62N W OF 35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N56W.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 49N34W 962 MB MOVING E 35 KT. FROM
43N TO 48N E OF 42W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ALSO BETWEEN 50N AND A LINE FROM 50N66W TO
36N41W TO 36N35W AND S OF A FRONT FROM 36N35W TO 31N49W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M...EXCEPT W OF 55W SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED WELL E OF
AREA.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 38N66W 1010 MB. S OF 41N W OF 66W WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N58W 993 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5. M. ELSEWHERE S OF 43N W OF 50W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N40W 972 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE
AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M.
ALSO S OF 52N AND W OF 35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 42N57W 996 MB MOVING E 40 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 40N55W 996 MB MOVING NE 55 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W
QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER AND 240 NM S AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS OF
SECOND CENTER WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
BETWEEN 70W AND A LINE FROM 46N60W TO 34N45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW MOVED E OF AREA. CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 55N39W.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 60N W OF 50W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 60N W OF 54W AREA OF N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO 67N53W AREA OF N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE AND N OF 64N W OF 57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 36N75W TO 48N48W...N OF 62N W OF
GREENLAND...AND N 64N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 46N TO
48N BETWEEN 61W AND 64W AND W OF A LINE FROM 62N61W TO 66N57W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 35N75W TO 47N48W...N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 61N60W TO
64N52W...AND WITHIN 90 NM SE AND E OF GREENLAND E COAST N OF
63N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF
58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 36N75W TO 47N47W...W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 60N60W TO
67N53W...WITHIN 60 NM W OF GREENLAND W COAST N OF 64N...AND
WITHIN 60 NM E AND SE OF GREENLAND E COAST N OF 62N.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 51N W OF
41W...FROM 41N TO 44N BETWEEN 53W AND 60W...AND FROM 55N TO 62N
BETWEEN 36W AND 50W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 58N BETWEEN 45W AND
63W...FROM 38N TO 41N BETWEEN 55W AND 63W...AND WITHIN 120 NM NW
OF A LINE FROM 58N47W TO 62N38W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 60N BETWEEN 49W AND 60W
AND FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN 36W AND 43W.
.FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 1800 UTC WED JAN 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 30.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 30N35W TO 26N48W TO 31N71W TO 23N74W TO 12N41W TO
14N35W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N76W TO 28N70W TO 28N67W TO
31N57W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 21N45W TO 29N64W TO 06N50W TO 19N45W
TO 07N35W TO 31N35W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 24N44W TO 31N72W TO 06N53W TO
14N43W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 31N35W TO 24N46W TO 28N70W TO 16N88W TO 07N35W
TO 31N35W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N81W TO 18N82W TO 16N85W TO 15N83W TO
15N82W TO 16N81W TO 18N81W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
NICARAGUA... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 10N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W
TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N90W TO
26N96W. WITHIN 29N93W TO 30N94W TO 29N97W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO
27N94W TO 29N93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 21N97W. WITHIN
26N95W TO 29N93W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 22N97W TO
26N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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.
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