HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC MON MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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 0000 UTC MAY 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 06.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 44N62W 966 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 42N TO 44N BETWEEN 60W
AND 64W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ALSO WITHIN 150 NM E
AND W AND 240 S QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5
M...HIGHEST S OF LOW. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 46N BETWEEN 54W AND
67W AND WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 40N63W. OTHERWISE S OF 47N BETWEEN 52W AND
74W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N58W 982 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 56N57W
TO 54N47W TO 50N43W TO 44N42W. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE OF
FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
FROM 63N52W TO 54N38W TO 45N37W TO 42N40W TO 37N65W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N58W 988 MB.
FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W AND 50W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 58N63W 992 MB.
FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 42W AND 53W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 M. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT FROM 58N61W TO
57N40W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST NEAR 60N53W.
ELSEWHERE FROM 56N TO 64N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF A LINE FROM 64N57W TO 65N53W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 61N62W TO 64N52W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 64N57W TO 66N54W AREA OF N TO
NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 32N35W 1012 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 480 NM N QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW SE OF AREA NEAR 28N29W. WITHIN 600 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS S AND E OF AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 51N47W TO 46N50W TO 36N73W
AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 31N62W 1017 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW
AND N OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 35N46W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW E OF AREA NEAR 60N24W 1015 MB. N OF
58N E OF 39W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 63N
BETWEEN 42W AND 61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 64N W OF 39W AND FROM
45N TO 50N BETWEEN 43W AND 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 62N W OF 38W.
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 63N58W TO
65N53W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 4.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 5.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 6.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N74W TO 30N76W TO 29N79W TO
27N79W TO 27N78W TO 27N74W TO 28N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 30N38W TO
28N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N68W TO 13N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N71W TO 11N71W
TO 12N67W TO 13N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 14N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N69W TO
10N64W TO 12N63W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 20N95W TO 21N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO
18N95W TO 19N94W TO 20N95W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.06 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 ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.