HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SUN FEB 15 2026
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 17.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.FROM 31N TO 36N W OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 36N W OF 74W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N70W 997 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 41N
BETWEEN 62W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N57W 965 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW
SEMICIRCLES 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 7.5 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO
45N BETWEEN 50W AND 63W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 47N BETWEEN 46W AND 65W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 53N35W TO 60N42W TO 61N42W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM SW OF A LINE FROM
59N43W TO 61N49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 61N39W 1002 MB
AND SECOND LOW 63N39W 999 MB. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...AND 240
NM S AND 300 NM W QUADRANTS OF FIRST LOW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 60N36W 996 MB.
BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM W AND AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 58N E OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
..GALE WARNING...
.LOW 41N47W 1008 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N37W 996 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N E OF 41W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED WELL E OF THE AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 46N61W 1009 MB MOVING E 20 KT. FROM
36N TO 45N BETWEEN 56W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N50W 1002 MB. FROM 37N TO 47N BETWEEN
44W AND 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 40N39W 1009 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FRONT FROM LOW TO 31N45W.
WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE QUADRANS AND E OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N37W 1010 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 60N BETWEEN
37W AND 41W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 48N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM OF THE E COAST OF
GREENLAND N OF 60N...AND FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W.
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 43N BETWEEN 70W AND
64W...W OF 59W N OF 58W...N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 55N57W TO
62N49W...AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N W OF
56W...AND W AND N OF A LINE FROM 52N52W TO 60N58W TO
61N48W...AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N W OF
56W...AND W AND N OF A LINE FROM 50N52W TO 55N52W TO 60N58W TO
62N57W TO 61N49W...AND WITHIN 120 NM E AND SE OF THE E GREENLAND
COAST N OF 59N.
.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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 30N85.5W TO 20.5N97W. WITHIN
30N85W TO 30N86W TO 28N87W TO 27N87W TO 28N86W TO 30N85W SW TO W
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N83W TO
31N87W TO 29N88W TO 26N88W TO 26N86W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W
TO 19N95W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 19N95W. WITHIN
29N83W TO 30N86W TO 28N87W TO 27N87W TO 25N86W TO 27N84W TO
29N83W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 21.5N87W. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N37W TO 31N50W TO 27N51W TO 26N47W TO 29N39W TO
31N37W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 30N41W TO 29N39W TO
30N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW TO
W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 28N80W TO 28N79W TO
31N76W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 25.5N80W. WITHIN
31N63W TO 31N73W TO 27N76W TO 28N70W TO 31N63W SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW SWELL. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N80W TO
29N77W TO 28N76W TO 31N73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 23N80W. WITHIN
31N52W TO 31N57W TO 29N59W TO 29N55W TO 30N53W TO 31N52W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW TO W SWELL. WITHIN 31N57W
TO 31N76W TO 28N74W TO 30N66W TO 30N58W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 23N35W TO 26N35W TO 23N37W TO 19N37W TO 14N37W TO
12N35W TO 23N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N35W TO 18N37W TO 15N37W TO 13N36W TO
13N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N45W TO 09N49W TO 07N50W TO
07N44W TO 09N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N38W TO 11N48W TO 09N52W TO 06N51W TO
07N37W TO 10N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N73W TO 13N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N74W
TO 12N72W TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 14N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N75W TO
11N72W TO 12N71W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 14N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N75W TO
11N72W TO 12N71W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.