FZNT01 KWBC 010421
HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SUN FEB 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 03.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 33N75W 994 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 38N66W TO 35N62W
TO 31N62W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 34N72W 972 MB.
WITHIN 180 NM S AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 39N63W 970 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N...420 NM E...420 NM S AND 300 NM
W QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ALSO BETWEEN 76W
AND A LINE EXTENDING FROM 47N56W TO 43N47W TO 40N44W TO 37N43W
TO 31N53W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 47N51W 966 MB. FROM 40N TO 46N
BETWEEN 40W AND 54W...ALSO BETWEEN 49N AND 51N FROM 43W TO
54W...ALSO WITHIN 240 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM N...660 NM E...600 NM S
AND 480 NM W QUADRANTS...AND FROM 35N TO 47N E OF 50W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 57W
AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 55N35W 964 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S
QUADRANT...AND FROM 38N TO 43N BETWEEN 38W AND 44W...ALSO FROM
58N TO 62N BETWEEN 41W AND 44W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8.5
M...HIGHEST S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 48N60W TO
35N46W...ALSO FROM 48N TO 63N E OF 47W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 53N29W 976 MB. E OF A LINE FROM
53N40W TO 40N35W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 180 NM N AND W OF A LINE FROM 63N35W TO 60N38W TO
55N39W...AND E OF A LINE FEOM 55N47W TO 40N36W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED WELL E OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 61N48W MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF
GREENLAND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N46W 1002 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N36W 986 MB. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 67N57W TO
62N60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A
LINE FROM 64N52W TO 58N59W...ALSO W OF A LINE FROM 51N54W TO
40N69W TO 36N76W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 67N54W TO 60N60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 67N50W TO 61N50W TO 55N57W TO 50N50W TO
43N70W TO 36N76W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 61N60W TO 67N53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 45W...ALSO W OF A LINE FROM 60N43W TO
56N57W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 56N TO 60N W
OF 56W...ALSO WITHIN 120 NM OF THE E COAST OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 39N67W TO 44N59W TO 45N52W...AND FROM 57N TO 63N BETWEEN
38W AND 42W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG BETWEEN 45N AND 50W FROM 48W TO
57W...ALSO N OF 64N BETWEEN GREENLAND AND 37W.
.FORECASTER SHAW. 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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 03.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX MEAN LOW N OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 34N72W 996 MB.
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 31N74W TO 27N76W TO 22.5N79W.
W OF FRONT...WITHIN 29N77W TO 31N77W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO
24N81W TO 25N79W TO 29N77W W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N74W TO 30N77W TO 26N80W TO
23N81W TO 23N79W TO 27N76W TO 31N74W...INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N67W TO 29N69W TO 27N68W
TO 27N65W TO 30N43W TO 31N63W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N67W TO
26N70W TO 24N68W TO 25N61W TO 27N58W TO 29N57W TO 31N58W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N67W TO
19N70W. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N71W TO 30N70W TO 28N69W
TO 29N66W TO 30N64W TO 31N64W W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6.5
TO 8 M. WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N76W TO 28N73W TO 29N67W TO 28N64W TO
31N56W W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE LITTLE
CHANGE W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N56W TO 31N65W TO 27N65W
TO 28N61W TO 30N57W TO 31N56W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N47W TO 31N65W TO 25N66W
TO 26N56W TO 28N53W TO 29N52W TO 31N47W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 25N66W TO 19N69W.
WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N72W TO 30N69W TO 31N58W TO 31N57W W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT.
SEAS 6.5 TO 8 M IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N48W TO 30N66W TO
31N82W TO 24N81W TO 26N56W TO 31N48W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND ATLC EXPOSURES...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 M IN W TO NW SWELL N AND NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 2.5 TO 3.5 M W OF
79W AND 2.4 TO 3 M IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 22N60W THEN
STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N65W. W OF FRONT...WITHIN WITHIN 31N55W TO
31N73W TO 29N70W TO 29N63W TO 31N55W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N45W TO 29N68W TO
31N80W TO 25N80W TO 19N67W TO 19N63W TO 31N45W...INCLUDING IN
ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT N OF 26N AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 22N BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N86W TO 28N88W TO 26N87W TO 24N82W TO 25N81W
TO 30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M S OF 24N AND 4 TO 5.5 M N OF 24N.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N86W TO 28N94W TO 19N95W TO 22N88W TO 18N86W
TO 21N81W TO 27N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF
21N.. N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. WITHIN 26N93W TO
29N93W TO 22N98W TO 19N95W TO 21N93W TO 23N94W TO
26N93W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N83W TO 28N85W TO 27N85W TO 24N83W TO
23N81W TO 25N81W TO 28N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN W TO NW SWELL. WITHIN
28N87W TO 22N96W TO 18N95W TO 22N88W TO 20N84W TO 23N81W TO
28N87W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N80W TO 25N80W TO 25N82W TO 24N82W TO
23N82W TO 23N81W TO 24N80W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW
WINDS TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. WITHIN 25N81W TO 28N85W
TO 22N95W TO 19N96W TO 21N89W TO 20N86W TO 25N81W...INCLUDING
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.CARIBBEAN COLD FRONT FROM 22N79W TO 18N88W. WITHIN 22N84W TO
22N87W TO 16N89W TO 16N84W TO 11N83W TO 14N80W TO
22N84W...INCLUDING
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL S OF 21N AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 N OF 19N W OF 85W INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2.5
M W OF FRONT TO 82.5W FROM 12N TO 14N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 19N75W TO 09.5N82W. WITHIN
20N73W TO 19N84W TO 16N86W TO 14N83W TO 09N82W TO 10N78W TO
20N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N82W TO 22N87W TO 18N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N87W
TO 19N86W TO 21N82W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE GULF
OF HONDURAS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N67W TO 20N74W TO 19N85W TO 09N82W TO
09N76W TO 15N72W TO 18N67W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA
AND IN MONA PASSAGE AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 23N35W TO 16N60W TO 06N55W TO 07N35W TO
23N35W...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 22N35W TO 20N57W TO 17N60W TO 06N53W TO
07N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N35W TO 20N51W TO 14N58W TO 06N54W TO
07N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
