HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC THU FEB 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 21.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 51N42W 970 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 300 NM S
QUADRANTS AND FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 40W AND 46W WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 43N TO 64N E OF 55W...NOT
INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF GREENLAND...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 7 M...EXCEPT FROM 41N TO 54N E OF 45W SEAS 6 TO 9 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY NEW LOW 53N41W 974 MB. BETWEEN
180 NM AND 480 NM S QUADRANT AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
55N47W TO 59N39W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF
38N E OF 59W AND WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M. ALSO S OF 38N E OF 58W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW
56N31W DESCRIBED BELOW.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 42N49W 991 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ALSO...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED
ABOVE...S OF 47N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W AND S OF 36N BETWEEN 63W AND
75W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 52N37W 967 MB. CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 53N41W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N31W 962 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S QUADRANT AND
FROM 54N TO 62N E OF 44W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 50N65W TO 43N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 7.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 39N75W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300
NM E AND 480 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N62W 986 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT
AND 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N59W 980 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW AND
120 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE
S OF 47N BETWEEN 41W AND 75W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N71W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N60W 1009 MB. S OF 37N BETWEEN 53W AND
68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 36N45W 1006 MB.
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 42N59W.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...FROM 57N TO 63N W OF 58W...N OF A LINE FROM 63N59W TO
60N46W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF E GREENLAND COAST.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 59W AND N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 44N TO 52N W OF
54W...N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND...FROM 58N TO 60N W OF 58W...AND
WITHIN 120 NM E OF GREENLAND COAST N OF 63N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 55N TO
64N W OF 57W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF W AND E GREENLAND COASTS.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM
42N64W TO 48N45W...NW OF A LINE FROM 54N56W TO 59N44W...AND
WITHIN 90 NM OF E GREENLAND COAST.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 50N
BETWEEN 45W AND 56W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 55N39W TO
56N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 360 NM NE AND N OF A LINE FROM
53N58W TO 48N52W TO 46N37W AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
52N47W TO 61N37W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 54W AND
63W...FROM 49N TO 53N BETWEEN 41W AND 55W...WITHIN THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE...AND FROM 56N TO 64N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W.
.FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 1800 UTC THU FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 21.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N57W TO 26N65W TO 20N62W TO 22N46W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 29N55W TO 26N39W TO
27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N62W TO 27N49W TO 27N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N50W TO 19N52W TO 20N56W TO
18N60W TO 12N58W TO 12N53W TO 16N50W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N45W TO 14N57W TO 10N59W TO 06N53W TO
08N41W TO 13N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 14N77W TO 13N79W TO 11N80W TO 10N76W
TO 12N72W TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N72W TO 15N76W TO 13N79W TO 10N78W TO
10N76W TO 12N72W TO 15N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 12N67W TO 14N70W TO 13N72W TO 10N72W TO 11N70W
TO 11N66W TO 12N67W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N71W TO 15N74W TO 14N80W TO 10N78W TO
10N76W TO 12N72W TO 14N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 13N69W TO 13N70W TO 11N72W TO 10N72W TO 11N70W
TO 11N69W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N85W TO 18N87W TO
17N88W TO 16N88W TO 16N85W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N86W TO 18N88W TO 17N87W TO 17N86W TO
19N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS... E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N89W TO
23N90W TO 21N89W TO 21N87W TO 22N87W TO 24N87W SE 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N87W TO 24N89W TO 23N90W TO 21N89W TO
21N87W TO 22N87W TO 24N87W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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