HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC MON FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
FOR INFORMATION ON ATLANTIC ICEBERGS SEE INFORMATION FROM NORTH
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 0600 UTC FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 11.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 43N46W 975 MB MOVING NE 45 KT AND
SECOND LOW 40N52W MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NE...BETWEEN 60
NM AND 720 NM SE AND 60 NM AND 600 NM S QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW AND
BETWEEN 60 NM AND 600 NM SE...60 NM AND 540 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS
OF SECOND LOW WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 M...HIGHEST NEAR
37N49W. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ALSO FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 75W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER WELL E OF THE AREA
AND SECOND CENTER 38N46W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...180 NM SE AND
600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 69W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8
M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 4 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH SECOND LOW WELL E OF THE AREA
AND NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 47N43W 985 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM
SE AND S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 45N42W. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 47N E OF 50W AND FROM 31N TO
50N BETWEEN 50W AND 58W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 50N39W 972 MB MOVING W 15 KT. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A
LINE FROM 56N50W TO 56N40W TO 60N40W TO 60N45W TO 59N50W TO
56N50W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 59N44W.
ELSEWHERE FROM 51N TO 60N E OF 58W AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N47W 979 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 56N46W TO 60N40W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 58N E OF 57W...FROM 58N TO 60N E OF 46W AND
N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N40W 989 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 57N44W TO 60N40W TO 63N38W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5
TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 59N43W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
A LINE FROM 50N48W TO 50N56W TO 56N55W TO 60N44W TO 60N35W TO
58N35W TO 53N40W TO 50N48W AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND. WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 38N74W
TO 41N69W AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 65N56W TO 67N56W.
ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 35N75W
TO 47N54W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE...N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 60N E OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW TO N OF A
LINE FROM 38N74W TO 44N61W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...FROM
47N TO 50N W OF 61W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 58N TO
60N W OF 59W...N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 60N E OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 59N W OF
50W TO THE COASTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR AND N OF 64N W OF
56W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
45N54W TO 43N61W...FROM 45N TO 47N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W...FROM 47N
TO 52N W OF 48W TO NEWFOUNDLAND AND WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 52N49W TO 61N37W AND FROM 60N TO 63N W OF 57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 45N W OF 66W...WITHIN 180
NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 44N45W TO 50N51W...FROM 50N TO 56N W
OF 51W...FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 40W AND 43W AND N OF 60N W OF
37W TO GREENLAND.
.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 0600 UTC MON FEB 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 11.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 19N69W. WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N70W
TO 29N64W TO 29N58W TO 30N50W TO 31N49W W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
7.0 TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N75W TO 22N70W TO
22N53W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N78W TO 19N68W TO 19N52W
TO 26N38W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 20N63W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N69W TO 26N59W TO 27N41W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N71W TO
25N70W TO 17N55W TO 19N45W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.5
TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N76W
TO 16N68W TO 11N56W TO 23N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN MONA
PASSAGE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 19N58W. WITHIN
31N47W TO 31N65W TO 29N58W TO 29N51W TO 31N47W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N65W
TO 27N54W TO 21N51W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N68W TO 23N73W TO 07N56W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N70W TO 18N71W TO 15N73W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W
TO 14N72W TO 17N70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 17N68W TO 17N72W TO 15N73W TO 14N76W TO 11N77W
TO 11N74W TO 17N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N69W TO 18N71W TO 13N78W TO 11N78W TO
10N76W TO 13N74W TO 16N69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 15N67W TO 18N70W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W
TO 15N67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 18N70W TO 17N74W TO 18N77W TO 13N81W TO 10N80W
TO 14N67W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N80W TO 30N78W TO
30N75W TO 30N74W TO 30N72W TO 31N70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N75W TO 19N76W TO
18N75W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N76W TO 18N76W TO
18N75W TO 19N75W TO 20N74W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 19N76W TO 19N77W TO 18N79W TO
19N76W TO 18N75W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N78W TO 21N79W TO 21N81W TO
21N79W TO 19N79W TO 20N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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