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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0430 UTC SAT OCT 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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 0000 UTC OCT 31.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 01.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC NOV 02.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 34N57W 1009 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND

SECONDARY LOW 32N60W 1009 MB BECOMING ABSORBED BY MAIN LOW. FROM

32N TO 36N BETWEEN 53W AND 49W...AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A FRONT

FROM MAIN LOW TO SECONDARY LOW...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N46W 986 MB RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. WITHIN

60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 44N44W TO 40N41W AREA OF SE

WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 45N

BETWEEN 45W AND 38W...AND BETWEEN 60 NM AND 240 NM S

QUADRANT...WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M...HIGHEST NEAR

41N45W. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 45N BETWEEN 52W AND 40W WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT OF

LOW.

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N43W 973 MB. FROM 46N TO 47N BETWEEN 45W

AND 41W...AND FROM 50N TO 52N BETWEEN 40W AND 36W...WINDS 50 TO

65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N44W 961 MB. FROM 52N TO 58N BETWEEN 48W

AND 44W...AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 59N45W TO

60N43W...WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 49N TO

60N BETWEEN 50W AND 35W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE E COAST OF

GREENLAND FROM 60N TO 62N...WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 8.5

M...HIGHEST NEAR 54N39W. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 62N BETWEEN 52W

AND 35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR

49N42W.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 63N38W 995 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 59N TO 61N BETWEEN 45W

AND 40W AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

ELSEWHERE N OF 55N BETWEEN 48W AND 35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3

TO 5.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED NE OF AREA. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 54N49W 997 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 47N TO 55N BETWEEN 50W

AND 35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

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

.DENSE FOG WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 49N

BETWEEN 59W AND 53W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE E COAST OF

GREENLAND N OF 65N.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 51W AND

43W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE E COAST OF GREENLAND N OF 63N.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 61N BETWEEN 49W AND

44W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE E COAST OF GREENLAND N OF 61N.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF 58W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER CONNELLY. 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 OCT 31.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN NOV 01.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON NOV 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N60W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO

29N63W TO 27N65W AND TO 22N70W. WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N60W TO

30N62W TO 29.5N60W TO 31N58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5

M. WITHIN 31N60W TO 31N67W TO 30N68W TO 29N66W TO 30N64W TO

31N60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

31N60W TO 31N70W TO 29N75W TO 29N80W TO 27N80W TO 28N71W TO

31N60W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N52W TO 28N50W TO 27N47W TO 27N45W TO 29N49W

TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MERGING N AND SE

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N54W TO 28N60W THEN

STATIONARY FRONT TO 25N80W. WITHIN 28N61W TO 31N70W TO 31N80W TO

25N80W TO 25N70W TO 28N61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3 M. WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N55W TO 30N54W TO 31N50W WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN W SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46W TO 27N52W THEN

STATIONARY FRONT TO 25N80W. WITHIN 26N60W TO 31N54W TO 31N81W TO

25N80W TO 25N70W TO 26N60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3 M.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N55W TO 27N44W TO 25N40W TO 25N35W TO

31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N42W TO 28N44W TO 23N43W TO

21N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N

SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N73W TO 13N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W

TO 12N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N77W TO 12N78W TO 12N79W TO 11N79W TO

11N78W TO 11N77W TO 12N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE

TO E SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N84W TO 29N85W TO

29N86W TO 28N85W TO 27N84W TO 28N84W TO 29N84W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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