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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 UTC FRI MAY 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MAY 22.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 23.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 54N44W 983 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN

300 NM SW QUADRANT...AND FROM FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W AND

52W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M...HIGHEST N OF 56N.

ELSEWHERE FROM 45N TO 62N W OF 39W AND E OF FRONT FROM 51N36W TO

44N39W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 57N39W 984 MB.

WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 57N43W TO 63N38W WINDS 40

TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 45N OVER FORECAST

WATERS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 57N35W 990 MB. N OF

50N OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 40N W OF 67W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 41N W OF 67W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.

SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 61N60W

TO 67N56W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 61N61W

TO 67N54W.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 52N TO 59N W

OF 44W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM

48N54W TO 54N37W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 0600 UTC FRI MAY 22.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 23.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC FROM 20N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 72.5W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND

74W...INCLUDING

APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

LESS

THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W...INCLUDING IN

THE

GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M

OUTSIDE

GULF OF VENEZUELA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND

76W...INCLUDING IN

THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M

OFFSHORE COLOMBIA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND

78W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.0 M

OFFSHORE COLOMBIA. FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E WINDS

20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE

GULF

OF HONDURAS...E 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.