HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SAT FEB 22 2025
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 24.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 47N45W 962 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND
SECOND LOW 50N37W 964 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SE...SW
AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW WINDS 45
TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 TO 35 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 45N46W. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 540 NM NE...660 NM SE...780 NM SW AND BETWEEN 60 NM AND
360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. ALSO
WITHIN 900 NM E...S...600 NM W...660 NM NW QUADRANTS AND FROM 34N
TO 50N W OF 60W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW JUST E OF THE AREA 51N33W 954 MB.
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM S...120 NM AND 360 NM SW AND 90 NM AND
240 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA 53N29W 953 MB. FROM 46N TO
55N E OF 44W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
47N35W. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 55N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 24 FT. ALSO FROM 32N TO 35N E OF 40W...FROM 35N TO 40N
E OF 62W AND FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN 59W AND 50W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NE OF AREA WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR
48N57W 1009 MB. FROM 48N TO 55N E OF 55W AND WITHIN 660 NM S AND
1200 NM SW QUADRANTS OF NEW LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18
FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF 52W AND SEAS TO 10 FT W OF 52W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 61N41W 974 MB MOVING S AT 05 KT. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 50W
AND 37W AND FROM 55N TO 64N W OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 60N40W.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N41W 974 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 58N48W TO 60N53W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N42W 974 MB. FROM 55N TO 57N E OF 44W AND
WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 58N45W TO 59N49W WINDS 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 55N35W. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO
60N E OF 50W AND FROM 51N TO 64N W OF 50W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL..HIGHEST NEAR 55N50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NE OF THE AREA WITH NEW LOW TO FORM
NEAR 59N63W 1006 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N E OF 43W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO 60N E OF 50W AND FROM 55N
TO 65N W OF 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN MIXED SWELL
E OF 50W AND SEAS TO 10 FT W OF 50W.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE
BETWEEN 48N TO 50N W OF 58W AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 60N59W TO
64N54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE
FROM 37N76W TO 46N54W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND
W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 48N52W TO 60N57W TO 61N52W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 56N57W TO 63N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 45N61W TO 46N46W TO
50N48W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND NW AND N OF
LINE FROM 50N48W TO 61N51W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 48N TO
50N W OF 60W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND W AND NW OF A LINE
FROM 54N53W TO 58N57W TO 63N53W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 42N70W TO 45N58W...INCLUDING THE
BAY OF FUNDY AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 46N46W TO 60N47W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 53N
BETWEEN 40W AND 53W AND FROM 51N TO 53N E OF 40W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 61N TO 65N E OF 38W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 48N BETWEEN 53W AND
57W...W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 60N58W TO 65N55W AND N OF 64N E OF
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 SAT FEB 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 24.
.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W
TO 11N75W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO
11N78W TO 10N78W TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. WITHIN 12N71W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W TO 10N72W TO 11N71W
TO 11N70W TO 12N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS TO GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO
10N76W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WITHIN 12N71W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N71W TO 12N71W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 22N74W. WITHIN 31N46W TO 31N52W
TO 30N53W TO 30N52W TO 30N48W TO 31N46W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 31N54.5W TO 31N63.5W TO 30N59.5W TO
30N56W TO 31N54.5W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N54W TO 31N75W TO 24N76W TO 24N69W TO 31N54W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 22N63W.
WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N65W TO 27N66W TO 23N74W TO 20N68W TO 27N46W
TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N44W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 31N35W TO 27N45W TO
21N48W TO 12N38W TO 13N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N40W TO 14N57W TO 06N57W TO 07N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N35W TO 15N45W TO 12N55W TO 06N54W TO
07N35W TO 24N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N48W TO 11N50W TO 09N52W TO 06N52W TO
07N46W TO 10N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 22N95W TO 23N96W TO 23N97W TO 21N97W TO
19N96W TO 19N94W TO 22N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN
23N93W TO 23N94W TO 20N95W TO 20N94W TO 20N93W TO 21N91W TO
23N93W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 28N93W TO
28N97W TO 26N97W TO 26N95W TO 26N93W TO 28N93W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N94W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 27N96W TO
27N95W TO 28N94W TO 29N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N86W TO 27N87W TO 26N88W TO 26N87W TO
26N86W TO 26N85W TO 28N86W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. WITHIN 29N86W TO 29N87W TO 28N88W TO 28N86W TO 28N85W TO
29N86W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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