FZNT01 KWBC 242214
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SAT JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
. LOW 47N47W 994 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
FROM 35N TO 50N E OF 70W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N41W 979 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N37W 958 MB. FROM 46N TO 50N E OF 40W
WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N38W 940 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND S
QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N
TO 60N E OF 51W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ALSO FROM 37N
TO 62N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N36W 948 MB. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 360 NM SW
QUADRANT 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 56N E OF
46W...WITHIN 660 NM S AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 M. ALSO WITHIN 960 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 4 TO 10 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N40W.
.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 62N41W 984 MB MOVING W 25 KT. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 52N36W DESCRIBED
ABOVE.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 53N47W 983 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 46N TO 54N BETWEEN 35W
AND 57W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 55N38W
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N49W 979 MB MOVING W 20 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 55N38W
DESCRIBED ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 41N W OF 68W AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N70W 998 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N67W 992 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE...780 NM
SE...840 NM SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 45N60W TO
50N54W TO 54N52W TO 61N58W...AND N OF 63N W OF 57W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 39N74W TO
49N50W TO 54N50W TO 62N55W...AND N OF 64N W OF 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 44N63W TO 46N47W TO 55N50W TO 62N60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 38N75W TO 43N46W TO
52N46W TO 56N51W TO 62N59W TO 67N56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 45N58W TO 48N46W TO 52N48W TO 63N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 42N63W TO 47N44W TO
53N47W 63N57W...AND N OF 64N W OF 57W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 63N
BETWEEN 40W AND 64W AND N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 60N E OF 60W...N OF 62N E
OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 38N W OF 70W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 54N W OF 35W AND N OF 56N
E OF 46W.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 SAT JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING....
.WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO 29N89W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N95.5W 1012 MB. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO
26N97W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF LOW.
.15 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 24N98W. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 29N95W TO 29N96W TO 28N97W TO 26N97W TO 26N96W TO
27N95W TO 29N95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 25N93W TO 22N98W. W
OF FRONT...WITHIN 30N90W TO 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 23N96W
TO 26N94W TO 30N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
TAMPICO...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. E OF FRONT
WITHIN 30N85W TO 30N90W TO 27N92W TO 28N88W TO 29N87W TO 30N85W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 24N90W TO 19N96W. W
OF FRONT...WITHIN 24N97W TO 23N97W TO 22N97W TO 21N96W TO 22N96W
TO 24N97W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF TAMPICO...N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN
30N84W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W TO 24N89W TO
30N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N82W TO 22N87W TO 18N92W.
WITHIN 21N96W TO 19.5N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95.5W TO 19.5N95.5W TO
21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT...WITHIN 26N82W TO 30N84W TO 30N94W TO 23N98W TO 19N94W TO
22N88W TO 26N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
TAMPICO...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 25N
W OF 91W. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...EXCEPT 3.5 TO 5 M S OF 24N W OF
90W...HIGHEST S OF 22N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 22N43W TO 17N47W TO 14N47W TO 13N35W TO
22N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO
26N49W TO 20N64W TO 07N57W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN
ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N35W TO 22N46W TO 20N63W TO 09N60W TO
11N45W TO 07N35W TO 2635W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 20N54W TO 16N61W TO 08N60W TO
10N42W TO 07N35W TO 22N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 29N81W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. NW OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N77.5W TO 31N81W TO
30.5N80.5W TO 30.5N79W TO 31N78W TO 31N77.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT TO LIFT N OF AREA AS A WARM
FRONT. WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N81W TO 29N78W TO 29N66W TO 31N57W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL MIXED WITH
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W
TO 29N80W TO 29N78W TO 31N76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 26N80.5W. WITHIN
31N67W TO 31N81W TO 29N80W TO 30N74W TO 31N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT E OF FRONT...AND NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N42W TO 30N51W THEN
STATIONARY
FRONT TO 30N61W AND WARM FRONT TO 31N64W. WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N74W
TO 28N70W TO 29N60W TO 30N55W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 48W AND 62W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N35W TO 29N45W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N61W TO 26N56W TO 28N42W TO 29N41W TO 30N37W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL...
HIGHEST E OF 50W.
.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 12N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N77W TO
10N75W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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