HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC MON FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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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(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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 18.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 37N69W 992 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM W AND SW SEMICIRCLES
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 42N
BETWEEN 61W AND 76W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N66W 985 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
38N68W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N58W 964 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW
SEMICIRCLES AND 180 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 60 TO 75 KT. SEAS 7.5 TO
12.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 45N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS 45
TO 60 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10 M. ALSO FROM 33N TO 46N BETWEEN 46W AND
65W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N48W 965 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12.5 M...EXCEPT N SEMICIRCLE SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 55N E OF 62W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
9.5 M...HIGHEST S SEMICIRCLE.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 63N38W 999 MB MOVING S 10 KT THEN SE AFTER 24 HOURS. N OF
62N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 38W AND 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N37W 999 MB. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND AND
180 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 59N E OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M.
ALSO FROM 56N TO 59N E OF 46W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED SE OF AREA WITH NEW LOW 59N35W 1003
MB. N OF 57N E OF 43W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 47N34W 997 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 41N TO 48N E OF 40W
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF THE AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N51W 1003 MB MOVING E 35 KT. FROM 37N TO 47N BETWEEN 42W
AND 55W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF THE AREA.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 47N
BETWEEN 45W AND 53W...AND FROM 37N TO 41N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W
AND N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 37W AND 58W.
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 44N62W TO
48N54W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 50N52W TO 62N58W...N OF 62N W OF
GREENLAND...WITHIN 60 NM W OF GREENLAND COAST N OF 59N AND N OF
64N E OF GREENLAND COAST.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 45N61W TO 47N56W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 50N53W TO
60N58W...AND N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND...WITHIN 90 NM W OF W
GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 61N41W TO
64N35W.
.48 FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM
48N62W TO 49N56W...AND NE OF A LINE FROM 63N59W TO 60N47W...AND
NW OF A LINE FROM 60N42W TO 64N35W.
.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 MON FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 18.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. WITHIN 31N70W TO
31N73W TO 30N73W TO 29N73W TO 29N71W TO 31N70W SW TO W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 30N67W TO 31N63W TO 31N70W TO
29N74W TO 27N75W TO 27N73W TO 30N67W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N79W TO 29N78W TO 28N76W TO
28N74W TO 31N73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA. WITHIN
31N62W TO 31N71W TO 30N72W TO 28N70W TO 29N68W TO 30N64W TO
31N62W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N71W TO
31N80W TO 30N80W TO 29N74W TO 29N73W TO 31N71W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO NE HISPANIOLA.
WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N58W TO 29N59W TO 29N56W TO 30N54W TO 31N53W
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 31N59W TO
31N77W TO 29N76W TO 27N74W TO 28N68W TO 31N59W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVING E OF THE AREA. WITHIN 31N54W TO
31N71W TO 24N73W TO 24N63W TO 27N54W TO 31N54W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 08N45W TO 08N47W TO 07N48W TO 07N44W TO 08N45W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N38W TO 12N41W TO 11N46W TO 07N48W TO
07N38W TO 09N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL. WITHIN 10N51W TO 11N53W TO 10N54W TO 08N54W TO 08N53W TO
08N51W TO 10N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N44W TO 09N46W TO 08N48W TO 07N50W TO
07N49W TO 07N44W TO 08N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN 10N51W TO 10N53W TO 09N54W TO 08N54W
TO 08N52W TO 09N50W TO 10N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N73W TO 11N73W TO
12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N75W TO 11N77W TO 11N79W TO 10N79W TO
09N76W TO 10N76W TO 11N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 13N74W TO 12N78W TO 11N79W TO
10N79W TO 10N76W TO 12N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.