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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 UTC MON JAN 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 05.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 06.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.LOW 44N54W 985 MB MOVING N 35 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. FROM

38N TO 48N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5

M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 49N BETWEEN 43W AND 67W WINDS 25 TO 35

KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N49W 965 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE

SEMICIRCLE...120 NM W QUADRANT...AND FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 42W

AND 48W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N51W 961 MB. FROM 59N TO 61N BETWEEN 43W

AND 50W WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO

61N BETWEEN 42W AND 54W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M.

ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 63N E OF 61W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO

7 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N54W 974 MB. N OF 61N W OF 51W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 61N40W 988 MB. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 49N E OF 51W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW INLAND NEAR 63N68W 979 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. FROM 60N TO 65N W

OF 57W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 54N TO

66N W OF 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL INLAND AND CONDITIONS

DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 63N40W 1004 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 58N TO 62N E OF 44W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 52N E OF 44W

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N38W 1014 MB. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED NE OF

AREA.

...GALE WARNING...

.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 43N80W 998 MB. WITHIN 240

NM NW OF A LINE FROM 38N64W TO 31N75W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

LESS THAN 4 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND NEAR 44N78W 996 MB. WITHIN 300

NM NW OF A LINE FROM 40N56W TO 31N75W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3

TO 4.5 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SW OF A LINE FROM 55N55W TO

61N63W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE

FROM 43N71W TO 52N51W TO 58N49W TO 62N63W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 50N W OF

A LINE FROM 50N53W TO 54N54W TO 62N63W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO

MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A LINE FROM 44N68W TO 43N60W

TO 48N50W TO 53N51W TO 64N60W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 60N TO

63N W OF 61W...AND SW OF A LINE FROM 54N53W TO 59N60W. ELSEWHERE

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 50N W OF A LINE FROM 50N50W

TO 56N48W TO 66N59W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 52N

BETWEEN 47W AND 59W...FROM 59N TO 62N W OF 58W...AND FROM 62N TO

65N BETWEEN 38W AND 42W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 55N TO 62N BETWEEN 46W AND

57W...AND FROM 56N TO 62N E OF 42W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 47N W OF 57W...FROM 62N

TO 65N W OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND.

.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 0600 UTC MON JAN 5.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 6.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 7.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 24N74.5W. E OF COLD FRONT WITHIN

31N56W TO 31N58W TO 30N57.5W TO 30.5N57W TO 30.5N56.5W TO 31N56W

SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. W OF COLD FRONT WITHIN

31N62W TO 31N71W TO 29N73W TO 29N66W TO 31N62W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 24N60W. W OF COLD

FRONT WITHIN 31N53W TO 31N62W TO 27N64W TO 24N72W TO 24N69W TO

27N60W TO 31N53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO

N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N46.5W TO 22.5N58.5W. W OF

COLD FRONT WITHIN 31N51W TO 31N57W TO 29N59W TO 27N63W TO 24N65W

TO 28N58W TO 31N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N

TO NE SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 30N41W TO 31N39W TO 31N50W TO 26N42W TO 27N41W TO

30N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N35W TO 11N37W TO 10N37W TO

09N36W TO 09N35W TO 11N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N

TO NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N35W TO 12N40W TO 11N43W TO 09N40W TO

07N37W TO 07N35W TO 10N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN N

TO NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN 42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74.5W TO 12N75W TO

11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74W TO 12N74.5W NE

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO

11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5

M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FORECASTER ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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