HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC MON FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
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(ALL LOWERCASE).
SECURITE
NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 11.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 46N36W 973 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 46N
E OF 45W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 38N53W 993 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 52W
AND 60W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N
TO 40N BETWEEN 45W TO 66W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N34W 985 MB. FROM 31N TO 45N E OF 60W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 50N40W 973 MB MOVING SW 15 KT AND TURNING SE AFTER 24
HOURS. FROM 54N TO 63N BETWEEN 38W AND 48W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 5.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 60N E OF A LINE FROM
50N56W TO 55N55W TO 60N45W....AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N49W 982 MB. FROM 57N TO 63N BETWEEN 38W
AND 46W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
300 NM W SEMICIRCLE....AND E OF A LINE 52N55W TO 56N54W TO
60N45W TO 66N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N39W 987 MB. FROM 35N TO 48N E OF 45W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W AND 46W WINDS 35
TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE
FROM 54N46W TO 61N38W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N68W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N65W 992 MB. FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 58W
AND 73W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 65N W OF 56W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 35N75W
TO 40N69W TO 44N59W...AND N OF 63N W OF GREENLAND...AND WITHIN
90 NM E OF GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF
56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW TO N OF A
LINE FROM 40N74W TO 43N62W...AND N OF 46N W OF 60W....AND N OF
62N W OF GREENLAND AND WITHIN 90 NM E OF GREENLAND COAST N OF
60N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 47N W OF
59W...ALSO N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND AND 90 NM E OF GREENLAND
COAST N OF 63N.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 47N TO 54N
BETWEEN 48W AND 60W...FROM 45N TO 48N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W AND
FROM 56N TO 61N BETWEEN 37W AND 43W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 56N BETWEEN 45W AND
58W....FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 41W AND 46W...AND FROM 58N TO 62N
W OF 59W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 48N BETWEEN 62W AND
69W...FROM 44N TO 47N BETWEEN 46W AND 54W...FROM 50N TO 56N W OF
52W...AND WITHIN 120 NM W OF A LINE FROM 55N45W TO 59N40W TO
63N38W.
.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 1800 UTC MON FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 11.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 19N64W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND
66W
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF
24N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 24N65W TO 31N72W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT
TO
77W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL...
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 M N OF 21N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 21N65W TO
31N72W.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 25N46W SW WINDS 20
TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO A
LINE
FROM 26N35W TO 19N50W TO 16N60W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS
2.5 TO 4 M IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N43W TO 17N61W. N OF 27N W
OF
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 27N55W TO 31N65W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W AND E OF THE
BAHAMAS...
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 M N OF 21N W OF
FRONT TO
65W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N35W TO 26N44W SW
WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO A
LINE FROM 21N35W TO 12N50W TO 10N57W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 M N OF 20N E OF
FRONT TO
A LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N40W TO 22N50W THEN
STATIONARY
TO 17N61W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 28N55W TO 31N63W W
TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N71W TO 24N75W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS...
INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 35W SW WINDS
20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO A
LINE FROM 18N35W TO 07N52W TO 11N58W TO 17N61W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 M N OF A LINE FROM
23N35W TO 21N50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N35W TO 21N50W THEN
STATIONARY
TO 17N61W. E OF A LINE FROM 31N61W TO 19N68W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT N OF 26N E OF
40W.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M NEAR THE
COAST
OF COLOMBIA.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 15N
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND
80W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO
30
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M OUTSIDE GULF OF
VENEZUELA.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN
68W
AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M OUTSIDE GULF OF VENEZUELA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND
81W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO
30
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M OUTSIDE GULF OF
VENEZUELA.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W SW TO
W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 29N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W SW TO W
WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M N OF 30N.
.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 20.5N BETWEEN
73W
AND 77W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND WATERS BETWEEN CUBA
AND
JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21.5N BETWEEN 73W AND
82W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO
E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 73W AND
80W...INCLUDING
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO
E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE
MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN
MONA
PASSAGE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 67W AND
78W...INCLUDING
THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 63W AND
78W...INCLUDING
THE MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 66W AND 80W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M. IN THE MONA PASSAGE WINDS 20
OT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.