HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC WED JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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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 0000 UTC JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 16.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 56N37W 965 MB MOVING NE 10 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 58N51W 976 MB MOVING SE 20 KT THEN DISSIPATING.
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 58N45W TO 60N40W WINDS 55 TO 65
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8.5 M. ALSO FROM 49N TO 55N E OF 50W AND WITHIN 180
NM N OF A FRONT FROM 58N45W TO 60N40W TO 6135W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 12 M...HIGHEST S OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 43N E
OF 50W...FROM 46N TO 60N E OF 60W...AND N OF 60 W OF 55W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M. OTHERWISE FROM 37N TO 43N E OF 56W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 58N30W 973 MB. BETWEEN 360 NM AND
600 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 M. ALSO N OF
44N E OF 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 39N
E OF 51W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 40N TO 60N E OF 42W
AREA OF NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 33N75W 1005 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE N OF 30N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 40N67W 996 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER INLAND NEAR 52N61W
984 MB. FROM 40N TO 55N W OF 44W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS TO 2.5 M WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 34N76W
TO 43N64W AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH STORM WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 35N70W 998 MB. S OF 40N W OF 55W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST E OF CENTER.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 54N53W TO
57N59W TO 60N60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM
48N TO 56N W OF 50W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 56N56W TO 61N59W TO
66N53W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 60N TO
63N W OF 59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A
LINE FROM 53N53W TO 60N58W TO 67N54W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 64W...W OF A LINE FROM 55N57W TO
60N60W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF W GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 61N41W 1004 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 52N E OF
50W...AND WITHIN 240 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 57N50W TO 60N56W TO
65N58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 55N E OF 41W...N OF 62N W OF
56W...AND FROM 40N TO 52N NW OF A LINE FROM 40N67W TO 47N50W TO
52N50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W AND
66W...AND FROM 60N TO 63N W OF 56W.
.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 0000 UTC WED JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JAN 16.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24.5N80W. WITHIN 31N50.5W
TO 31N60W TO 30.5N57.5W TO 30.5N53.5W TO 31N50.5W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 28N35W TO 23N46W TO 14N44W TO 06N50W TO 10N44W TO
07N35W TO 28N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 23N47W TO 16N43W TO 13N46W TO
07N46W TO 07N35W TO 25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 24N55W TO 18N49W TO 06N52W TO
19N44W TO 16N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN E SWELL.
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST PREFRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N78.5W TO
27.5N80W. WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N79W TO 30N80W TO 28N80W TO 28N79W
TO 29N77W TO 31N75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS W OF
TROUGH. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST PREFRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N76W TO 24N80.5W.
WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 27N79W TO 28N73W TO 31N70W SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71.5W TO 22N77.5W. WITHIN
31N62W TO 31N81W TO 23N80W TO 23N75W TO 31N62W SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N71W TO 13N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N73W TO 10N71W
TO 11N70W TO 12N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 2.5
TO 3.0 M W OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF AMERICA 18 HOUR FORECAST PREFRONTAL
TROUGH FROM 30N85W TO 22N96.5W. WITHIN 30N92W TO 29N95W TO 28N96W
TO 27N95W TO 27N92W TO 28N91W TO 30N92W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 24N97W. PREFRONTAL
TROUGH FROM 28N83W TO 21N96W. WITHIN 30N85W TO 31N88W TO 30N94W
TO 28N97W TO 25N93W TO 26N88W TO 30N85W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT SE OF BASIN. WITHIN 25N80W TO
30N84W TO 30N86W TO 19N86W TO 22N81W TO 25N80W...INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N86W TO 22N95W TO
19N95W TO 19N93W TO 22N91W TO 22N86W TO 28N86W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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