HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC TUE FEB 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
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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 FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 05.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 46N48W 968 MB MOVING SE 20 KT AND
SECOND LOW 48N41W 973 MB MOVING E 20 KT. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM
NW AND 60 NM AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW AND BETWEEN 180
NM AND 540 NM SE AND WITHIN 900 NM S QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N50W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE...900 NM SE AND 1080 NM SW QUADRANTS
OF SECOND LOW AND WITHIN 480 NM N...540 NM NE...960 NM SE...1320
NM SW AND 600 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 M...HIGHEST S AND
SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE. ALSO FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 35W AND 75W...FROM 41N TO
50N BETWEEN 35W AND 64W AND FROM 50N TO 55N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 50N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 45N37W 977 MB AND
SECOND LOW E OF THE AREA 49N28W 969 MB. FROM 39N TO 45N E OF 45W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 M...HIGHEST NEAR 43N38W.
ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 54W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8
M. ALSO FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW WELL E OF AREA 50N24W
965 MB. FROM 40N TO 50N E OF 43W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 50N E OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5
TO 7 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 60N39W 980 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 90 NM SW AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM
55N TO 62N E OF 42W AND N OF 62N E OF 38W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N39W 980 MB. NE AND E OF A LINE FROM
60N35W TO 64N39W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 55N TO 58N E OF 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 56N37W
978 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S...240 NM SW AND 180 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM
50N TO 60N E OF 50W...N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND AND FROM 53N TO 67N
BETWEEN 50W AND 55W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 59N44W 989 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 59N47W TO 61N51W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE
FROM 55N TO 60N BETWEEN 43W AND 57W AND FROM 60N TO 67N E OF 58W
TO GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N53W 994 MB. FROM 55N TO 60N W OF 45W AND
FROM 60N TO 67N E OF 60W TO GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE
WITH LOW 56N37W.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 41N60W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE AND S
OF A LINE FROM 38N60W TO 37N64W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 37N61W.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 62N59W TO
67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 35N76W TO 37N75W TO 42N69W TO 45N65W INCLUDING THE BAY
OF FUNDY...IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...NW OF A LINE FROM
54N56W TO 60N45W...N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 65N E OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 52N53W TO 56N57W TO 64N58W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 40N74W TO
41N69W TO 45N64W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 46N51W TO 54N51W TO 60N52W AND N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 37N76W TO 41N69W TO 45N66W...THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 46N45W TO 59N54W TO
63N52W...WITHIN 60 NM OFFSHORE OF W GREENLAND FROM 60N TO 63N AND
N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 49N
BETWEEN 46W AND 56W...WITHIN 90 NM N OF A LINE FROM 49N42W TO
49N35W AND FROM 60N TO 64N W OF 36W TO THE COAST OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 64N E OF 56W TO GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 46N BETWEEN 58W AND 63W
AND WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 60N49W TO 53N35W.
.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 0000 UTC TUE FEB 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 5.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N79W TO 26N80W TO 18N67W TO 20N61W TO
26N58W TO 31N50W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN
28N50W TO 31N50W TO 27N56W TO 23N59W TO 19N60W TO 23N56W TO
28N50W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N71W TO 23N74W TO 18N62W
TO 31N44W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. WITHIN 23N44W TO 30N35W
TO 31N43W TO 17N62W TO 12N57W TO 17N48W TO 23N44W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N60W TO 19N68W TO 17N60W TO
07N52W TO 21N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N38W TO 25N39W TO 24N37W TO 23N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 21N35W TO 22N40W TO 16N49W TO 06N52W TO 07N40W TO
09N35W TO 21N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO
E SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N67W TO 20N77W TO 18N86W TO 09N82W TO 09N77W
TO 17N67W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA AND IN MONA
PASSAGE AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N64W TO 19N76W TO 14N80W TO 10N80W TO
08N77W TO 14N69W TO 19N64W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA
AND IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 18N72W TO 17N77W TO 16N79W TO
10N79W TO 12N69W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 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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