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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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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).

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.

$$

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.