HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SAT JAN 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 19.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N53W 965 MB
MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 44N TO 48N BETWEEN 55W AND 59W WINDS 35 TO
50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 56N BETWEEN 38W AND
66W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N51W 952 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 43W
AND 51W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N50W 948 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SE...480 NM
SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 M.
ELSEWHERE N OF 45N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8
M...HIGHEST E OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N38W 987 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 50N E OF 50W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 60N52W 978 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. FROM 59N TO 61N BETWEEN 43W
AND 50W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO
61N BETWEEN 35W AND 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH
LOW 60N50W.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 45N57W TO 34N70W TO WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 51N42W 1010 MB. FROM 45N TO 52N BETWEEN
35W AND 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 66N62W 986 MB. FROM 63N TO 66N W OF 54W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 37N69W 1004 MB. FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN
60W AND 78W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 48N64W TO
50N61W...AND W O F ALINE FROM 54N55W TO 55N55W TO 61N61W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM
41N70W TO 53N53W TO 62N58W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 63N51W TO
66N58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 47N64W TO 50N50W TO 56N48W TO 58N59W TO 60N60W...AND W
OF A LINE FROM 63N60W TO 65N57W TO 67N58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 46N45W TO 56N44W TO
60N60W TO 65N57W TO 67N57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 53N52W TO 58N57W TO 64N53W TO 67N54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 46N63W TO 53N45W
TO 62N50W TO 67N53W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 56N
BETWEEN 35W AND 67W...AND FROM 58N TO 64N BETWEEN 35W AND 62W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...FROM 54N TO
55N BETWEEN 42W AND 62W...AND FROM 59N TO 67N W OF 57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 41N BETWEEN 71W AND
76W...FROM 50N TO 52N BETWEEN 38W AND 48W...FROM 57N TO 60N
BETWEEN 35W AND 45W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N50W TO 63N61W.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 SAT JAN 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 19.
.WARNINGS.
...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF AMERICA 09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO
26N97W. WITHIN 29N93W TO 30N94W TO 30N95W TO 28N97W TO 27N97W TO
28N94W TO 29N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N85W TO 21N97W. WITHIN
28N89W TO 30N88W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 22N98W TO 26N94W TO
28N89W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 20N97W. WITHIN
28N87W TO 30N85W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 25N94W TO
28N87W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA. WITHIN 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W
TO 20N95W TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. WITHIN
27N83W TO 25N94W TO 23N97W TO 18N94W TO 21N90W TO 23N81W TO
27N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 28N49W TO 19N48W TO 15N39W TO 11N35W TO
31N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 22N53W TO
21N55W TO 17N57W TO 16N55W TO 16N51W TO 18N49W TO 22N53W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N42W TO 20N66W TO 13N59W
TO 17N48W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N54W TO 20N69W TO 13N60W TO
15N48W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N74W TO 29N75W TO 23N73W TO 22N71W TO
31N60W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N64W TO 28N64W TO 28N61W TO
30N57W TO 31N55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH SECTION ABOVE.
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N70W TO 20.5N70.5W TO 20.5N72.5W
TO 20N73W TO 20N72.5W TO 20N70.5W TO 20N70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N74W TO
20N72W TO 20N70W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M. WITHIN 19N66.5W TO 19N67.5W TO 19N68W TO 18.5N68W TO
18.5N67W TO 18.5N66.5W TO 19N66.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 20.5N72.5W TO
20N72.5W TO 20N71W TO 20N70W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 31N82W TO
28N81W TO 29N80W TO 31N78W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M. WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N74W TO 30N72W TO 30N71W TO 31N70W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N80W TO 27N79W TO 28N76W TO
31N74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 31N68W
TO 31N72W TO 30N71W TO 30N70W TO 31N68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N72W TO 13N75W TO 11N75W TO 12N72W TO 10N72W
TO 12N69W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N70W TO 18N73W TO 16N79W TO 11N80W
TO 10N78W TO 12N69W TO 18N70W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
WITHIN 16N62W TO 18N64W TO 18N68W TO 14N68W TO 14N66W TO 14N62W
TO 16N62W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES
AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N69W TO 17N76W TO 12N82W TO 10N81W TO
11N73W TO 11N66W TO 15N69W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE
GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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