HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT FEB 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
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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 1200 UTC FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 23.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 42N61W 984 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 39N TO 43N BETWEEN 57W
AND 64W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO
45N BETWEEN 48W AND 71W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N58W 971 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N48W 969 MB. FROM 37N TO 51N BETWEEN 39W
AND 58W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N
TO 54N BETWEEN 35W AND 63W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N36W 982 MB. FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 35W
AND 45W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO
57N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST INTENSIFYING NEW LOW 36N74W 1000 MB. FROM 31N
TO 41N W OF 67W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N73W 979 MB. FROM 34N TO 42N BETWEEN 66W
AND 76W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N71W 969 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW AND W
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N
TO 44N BETWEEN 59W AND 76W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
OTHERWISE FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 55W AND 81W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 54N35W 961 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM S AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE
FROM 41N38W TO 51N56W TO 61N60W TO 67N55W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 59N26W 978 MB. N OF 54N BETWEEN
35W AND 61W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR
61N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS WELL E OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 66N55W 1000 MB. N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 60N40W 999 MB. FROM 57N TO 63N BETWEEN
40W AND 61W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
43N64W TO 45N59W...FROM 47N TO 50N BETWEEN 50W AND 56W...AND NW
AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N48W TO 64N54W TO 59N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 42N65W TO 47N46W TO
51N50W...N OF A LINE FROM 65N35W TO 64N38W TO 61N42W...AND NW AND
N OF A LINE FROM 60N46W TO 60N53W TO 56N58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 47N62W TO 50N57W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N48W TO
62N55W TO 58N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW
AND W OF A LINE FROM 42N65W TO 45N59W TO 58N47W TO 59N42W TO
64N35W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 49N63W TO 51N55W TO 54N53W TO 55N55W...AND NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 61N48W TO 57N58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 44N64W TO 46N52W TO 56N50W TO
60N41W TO 63N35W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 45N
BETWEEN 55W AND 71W...FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 46W AND 58W...AND
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60N35W TO 54N44W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 45W AND
57W...N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 44N BETWEEN 66W AND
76W...FROM 49N TO 52N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W...AND N OF A LINE FROM
62N49W TO 60N61W.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 23.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. WITHIN 31N78W TO
31N81W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N78W W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N81W. WITHIN
31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 30N78W TO
31N78W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 28N79W TO 30N75W TO 30N72W
TO 31N70W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 22N80W. WITHIN
31N67W TO 31N79W TO 28N77W TO 28N73W TO 31N67W W TO NW WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N81W
TO 24N80W TO 28N69W TO 27N63W TO 31N58W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO
27N98W. WITHIN 29N94W TO 28N96W TO 28N97W TO 26N96W TO 28N94W TO
29N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 18N98W. WITHIN
25N97W TO 24N98W TO 22N98W TO 22N97W TO 23N97W TO 25N97W N WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 28N84W TO
30N87W TO 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 19N96W TO 23N93W TO
28N84W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 18N94W. WITHIN
22N96W TO 24N97W TO 23N98W TO 20N97W TO 19N95W TO 21N96W TO
22N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 25N91W
TO 29N88W TO 26N95W TO 24N97W TO 19N96W TO 23N94W TO 25N91W N TO
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF
AREA...WITHIN 26N82W TO 30N87W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO
26N82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF AREA. WITHIN 19N95W TO
20N95W TO 20N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 24N82W TO 27N88W TO 24N94W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W
TO 22N90W TO 24N82W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 30N83W TO 30N89W TO
28N96W TO 21N97W TO 19N93W TO 24N82W TO 30N83W...INCLUDING IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 12N41W TO 12N52W TO 14N59W TO 10N59W TO 06N53W TO
07N43W TO 12N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N44W TO 11N53W TO 09N57W TO 06N53W TO
07N43W TO 08N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N41W TO 10N44W TO 10N53W TO 08N54W TO
06N52W TO 07N41W TO 08N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 28N44W TO 28N39W TO 29N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N59W TO 29N53W TO
29N49W TO 30N45W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 26N53W TO 25N47W TO
29N37W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW
SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N71W TO 16N78W TO 15N80W TO 13N80W TO 10N77W
TO 13N70W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N74W TO 14N79W TO 12N80W TO 10N78W TO
12N74W TO 11N67W TO 15N74W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO
12N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N88W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W
TO 17N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N84W TO 20N88W.
WITHIN 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO 21N85W TO 22N85W...INCLUDING
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 17N88W. WITHIN
22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO 21N85W TO 22N85W N TO NE WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 21N81W TO 23N83W
TO 22N84W TO 22N87W TO 18N88W TO 18N86W TO 21N81W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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