HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC WED JAN 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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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(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 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC JAN 16.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW JUST E OF AREA 58N32W 972 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. FROM 56N TO
61N BETWEEN 38W AND 44W AND 600 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 45N E OF
48W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 54N19W 982 MB. E OF A LINE
FROM 59N45W TO 45N41W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. CONDITIONS MOVED E OF
AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 45N66W 994 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO
40N67W TO 35N70W TO 31N71W. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT...AND FROM
37N TO 43N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5
M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 47N64W TO 40N65W TO 31N72W. WITHIN
600 NM E OF FRONT N OF 40N...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM E OF
FRONT S OF 40N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW NEAR 50N56W 972 MB.
FRONT FROM LOW TO 48N54W TO 40N55W TO 33N59W. WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONTS N OF 40N...AND FROM 38N TO 45N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W WINDS
35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 52N BETWEEN
42W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 33N76W 1004 MB. FROM 31N TO 36N
BETWEEN 70W AND 76W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE
WITH SECOND WARNING.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 58N59W TO
62N58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 50N47W TO 60N55W TO 63N57W TO 66N53W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 64N58W TO 66N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 56N59W TO 60N60W TO 62N60W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 55N56W TO 63N60W...AND N OF 65N
W OF GREENLAND.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 56N E OF 41W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 57N BETWEEN 46W AND 70W
AND FROM 58N TO 61N W OF 56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 57N E OF 60W...AND FROM
58N TO 64N W OF 48W...AND FROM 59N TO 63N BETWEEN 36W AND 44W.
.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 WED JAN 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU JAN 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI JAN 16.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N80W TO 29N81W TO 28N78W TO 29N75W TO
31N75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74.5W TO 23N83W. WITHIN
31N66W TO 31N74W TO 26N79W TO 24N77W TO 27N70W TO
31N66W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO 27N79W TO
31N75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 23N80W. WITHIN
31N69W TO 31N71W TO 30N71W TO 30N70W TO 31N69W SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N63W TO 31N63W TO
31N72W TO 25N75W TO 25N71W TO 29N63W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N72W TO 31N81W TO 23N79W TO 24N76W TO
31N72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO 21.5N76W. WITHIN
31N58W TO 31N65W TO 28N66W TO 28N64W TO 29N60W TO 31N58W SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N71W TO
30N69W TO 30N66W TO 31N64W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO
5.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N64W TO 31N64W TO 31N78W TO 28N79W TO
24N75W TO 26N70W TO 29N64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 21N75W. WITHIN
31N60W TO 31N76W TO 25N75W TO 24N72W TO 31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA 06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO
24N97.5W. WITHIN 31N88W TO 29N91W TO 29N97W TO 25N96W TO 25N91W
TO 28N86W TO 31N88W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFF SHORE BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W.
SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVE SE OF AREA. WITHIN 30N84W TO
28N94W TO 26N97W TO 18N95W TO 21N90W TO 24N81W TO 30N84W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM 20
TO 60 NM OFF SHORE BETWEEN 85W AND 86.5W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 25N35W TO 22N46W TO 12N48W TO 07N46W TO 07N35W TO
25N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N51W TO 19N52W TO 07N44W TO
07N35W TO 31N35W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N44W TO 28N49W TO 21N51W TO
18N49W TO 15N35W TO 31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N51W TO 29N49W TO 29N46W TO 31N44W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO
10N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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.
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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.