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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1630 UTC SUN NOV 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE

THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC NOV 15.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 16.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 53N44W 980 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. FROM 51N TO 58N E OF 56W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM

50N35W TO 45N44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N42W 972 MB. FROM 45N TO 50N E OF 44W

47W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA

BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 40N35W TO 35N49W TO 56N58W TO 56N48W TO

53N35W TO 40N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST

NEAR 47N37W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED E OF THE AREA BY

LOW 52N25W DESCRIBED BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 41N51W 995 MB MOVING NE 50 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.

FROM 31N TO 45N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO

FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 60W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 4.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL E OF AREA AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 51N42W.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 65N58W 997 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. FROM 59N TO 65N W OF 60W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 67N56W 988 MB. N OF 56N W OF 54W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED N OF AREA AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW JUST E OF AREA NEAR 55N31W 946 MB.

EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE...FROM 53N TO 62N E OF 49W WINDS 25 TO

40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 57N35W. ALSO N OF 62N

WITHIN 60 NM SE OF GREENLAND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5

M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA NEAR 52N25W 954 MB. E OF A

LINE FROM 40N53W TO 60N43W TO 66N35W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3

TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 47N35W.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF 64W. ELSEWHERE

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN 60 NM E OF LABRADOR FROM

57N TO 60N...N OF 62N W OF 60W...AND N OF 64N WITHIN 60 NM SE OF

GREENLAND.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF

GREENLAND...AND N OF 60N WITHIN 60 NM SE AND SW OF GREENLAND.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM E OF A LINE FROM

42N51W TO 54N44W...FROM 47N TO 55N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W...AND N

OF 65N W OF 52W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 59N BETWEEN 43W AND

50W...FROM 54N TO 57N E OF 40W...AND N OF 60N BETWEEN 48W AND

62W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 61N E OF 41W...AND N OF 60N W

OF 57W.

.FORECASTER KELLS. 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 1200 UTC SUN NOV 15.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON NOV 16.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE NOV 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 29N93W TO 30N95W TO 27N96W TO 26N95W TO

27N94W TO 29N93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N92W TO 29N95W TO 28N96W TO

28N94W TO 28N91W TO 29N91W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N89W TO 30N92W TO 30N95W TO 27N97W

TO 27N94W TO 26N91W TO 29N89W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N91W TO 29N93W TO 29N94W TO 28N96W TO

28N93W TO 28N92W TO 29N91W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 28N89W TO 29N90W TO 30N95W TO 27N97W

TO 27N95W TO 26N91W TO 28N89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N91W TO 29N95W TO 28N96W TO 26N97W TO

26N92W TO 26N90W TO 29N91W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N87W TO 30N94W TO 27N97W TO 21N97W

TO 26N93W TO 26N90W TO 29N87W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N86W TO 28N96W TO 27N97W TO 22N97W TO

19N96W TO 25N84W TO 29N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO 22N73W. WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N56W

TO 30N56W TO 30N51W TO 31N50W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5

TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N73W TO 26N61W TO

31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 24N66W. WITHIN

31N44W TO 31N58W TO 28N56W TO 29N49W TO 31N44W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN W TO NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 27N58W.

CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N69W TO 26N69W TO 26N70W TO

26N71W TO 25N71W TO 25N69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0

M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N65W TO 26N75W TO 26N80W TO 25N75W TO

23N75W TO 23N71W TO 25N65W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NE

TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N64W TO 12N65W TO 11N68W TO 11N64W TO 12N64W

E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N69W TO 13N72W TO 13N75W TO 11N77W TO

11N73W TO 11N67W TO 13N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N72W TO 13N74W TO 13N75W TO 12N78W TO

10N77W TO 11N73W TO 13N72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.0 M.

.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N79W TO 22N80W TO 21N81W TO

20N81W TO 21N80W TO 21N79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN

2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

$$

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.