HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC FRI JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).
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ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP
(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 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 04.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N65W 988 MB MOVING N 15 KT.
WITHIN 420 NM SE...720 NM S AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 38N68W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420
NM NE...660 NM SE...840 NM SW AND 240 NM W QUADRANTS...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M...EXCEPT TO 2.5 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N64W 980 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM SE
QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 50N65W 975 MB. WITHIN AN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 53N44W TO 60N44W TO 63N52W TO 63N59W TO
55N59W TO 53N44W AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM NE AND 60 NM AND
240 NM SE QUADRANTS. WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 58N51W. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 40W AND FROM 40N TO 50N W OF 55W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO FROM 60N TO 65N W OF
GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 53N49W 989 MB. WITHIN
120 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 58N45W TO 60N51W TO SW GREENLAND
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 61N49W.
ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 53N E OF 55W...FROM 53N TO 60N E OF 52W AND
FROM 60N TO 64N E OF 57W TO GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 7 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N44W 1005 MB MOVING N 15 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A FRONT
FROM 46N44W TO 42N40W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 45N42W. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 90 NM AND 720 NM N...60 NM AND 420
NM NE...90 NM AND 360 NM SE AND 60 NM AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N44W 1008 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 50N43W TO 50N35W TO 41N35W TO 50N43W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 53N49W IN
STORM WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 40N59W 1002 MB. WITHIN 90
NM E OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 36N68W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 31N67W TO 40N52W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 38N TO 50N BETWEEN 35W AND
65W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N51W. SEAS TO 3 M IN THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 56N58W TO
61N61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM
38N75W TO 41N68W TO 45N67W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...W AND
NW OF A LINE FROM 53N53W TO 65N58W AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 46N62W TO 49N62W IN THE W GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 41N73W TO 42N69W
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 47N TO
50N W OF 60W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 42N70W TO 46N59W TO
51N56W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND IN THE REST OF THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE...N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND AND W OF A LINE FROM
50N51W TO 60N62W TO THE COAST OF LABRADOR.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN INLAND LOW 60N80W 983 MB MOVING NW 10 KT.
N OF 57N W OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 47N TO 50N W OF
60W IN THE W GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 46N TO 55N W OF 45 W
TO THE COASTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR AND N OF 62N W OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 50N W OF 60W IN THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE...WITHIN 90 NM E OF A LINE FROM 44N47W TO
52N49W AND W OF A LINE FROM 55N55W TO 66N56W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 57N W OF 41W TO LABRADOR
AND FROM 60N TO 65N BETWEEN 52W AND 59W.
.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 FRI JAN 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JAN 3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 4.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N76W TO 30N75W TO 30N72W TO 31N67W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N70W TO 29N69W TO 29N65W TO
30N62W TO 31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N57W TO 29N57W TO 28N56W TO 29N53W TO
31N49W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N37W TO 27N38W TO 25N38W TO 22N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 17N37W TO 17N44W TO 13N49W TO 06N51W TO 07N35W TO
17N37W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO
29N80W TO 30N78W TO 31N78W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 29N80W TO
29N79W TO 30N78W TO 31N78W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 31N76.5W TO 31N78W TO 30.5N78W TO 30N77W TO
30N76.5W TO 30.5N76.5W TO 31N76.5W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N81W TO 14N83W TO 14N84W TO 11N84W TO 12N82W
TO 13N81W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N70W TO 13N72W TO 12N73W TO 11N71W TO 12N69W
TO 12N68W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N86W TO 30N86W TO
29N88W TO 28N88W TO 27N87W TO 29N86W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 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.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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