HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC MON FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).
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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 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 11.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 40N53W 972 MB MOVING SE 15 KT.
WITHIN 120 NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 40N49W TO 37N54W TO 37N56W
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 36N54W.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 90 NM AND 840 NM NE......90 NM AND 600 NM
S...120 NM AND 360 NM SW AND WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 840 NM
SEQUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 M. ALSO WITHIN 960 NM
NE...1020 NM SE...660 NM SW AND 840 NM NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN
300 NM S AND SW OF A LINE FROM 36N60W TO 37N69W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 M...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN THE
GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 38N47W 993
MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...E AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 12 M...HIGHEST NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO
50N BETWEEN 35W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 9
M...HIGHEST S OF 35N E OF 58W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW MOVED E OF AREA AND NEW LOW TO FORM
NEAR 47N47W 984 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 720 NM SE...S...WITHIN 180
NM SW AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 36N39W. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N
TO 50N E OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 59N40W TO 58N47W AREA OF NE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR 59N47W.
ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W AND N OF 60N E OF
GREENLAND AREA OF NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8
M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N41W. ALSO FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 35W AREA OF NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR 50N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW E OF THE AREA 48N30W 972 MB. WITHIN 120
NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 56N47W TO 58N42W TO 60N41W WINDS 45 TO
60 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 M...HIGHEST NEAR 59N44W. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E
OF GREENLAND...FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W...FROM 50N TO
58N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF THE AREA 51N34W 982 MB. FROM 60N TO
64N W OF 38W TO GREENLAND AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND NE OF A LINE
FROM 58N42W TO 54N52W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
M...HIGHEST NEAR 58N45W. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 52N W OF
50W...FROM 52N TO 60N W OF 35W...N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND AND
FROM 60N TO 64N E OF 55W TO W GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 7 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 38N75W
TO 42N69W AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 65N57W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 35N75W
TO 40N68W TO 47N56W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND THE GULF OF
SAINT LAWRENCE...N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 60N E OF
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW TO N OF A
LINE FROM 37N75W TO 43N60W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY...FROM
47N TO 50N W OF 60W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 58N TO
60N W OF 59W...N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND AND N OF 60N E OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A
LINE FROM 42N69W TO 46N59W...FROM 46N TO 50N W OF 59W IN THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE...FROM 58N TO 60N W OF 58W...N OF 60N W OF
GREENLAND AND N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM W OF A
LINE FROM 43N56W TO 46N57W...FROM 50N TO 59N W OF 47W TO THE
COASTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR AND N OF 64N W OF 56W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 47N BETWEEN 52W AND
63W...FROM 47N TO 52N BETWEEN 49W AND THE COAST OF
NEWFOUNDLAND...W OF A LINE FROM 60N57W TO 63N57W AND WITHIN 180
NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 54N45W TO 61N37W AND N OF 63N E OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 47N BETWEEN 42W AND
50W...FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 50W AND 55W...FROM 55N TO 58N
BETWEEN 46W AND 50W AND W OF A LINE FROM 60N39W TO 64N37W.
.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 MON FEB 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 11.
.WARNINGS.
...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 20N70W. WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N67W
TO 30N66W TO 29N61W TO 29N55W TO 30N49W TO 31N48W W WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 7.0 TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N76W TO
25N73W TO 22N62W TO 24N49W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4.0 TO 7.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N78W TO
26N77W TO 19N61W TO 26N37W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 20N64W. WITHIN
31N49W TO 31N65W TO 30N64W TO 29N55W TO 30N50W TO 31N49W W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 8.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W
TO 31N73W TO 21N67W TO 19N51W TO 26N37W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN
ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.0
TO 6.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N77W TO 16N68W
TO 14N53W TO 24N37W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 19N62W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N66W TO 26N54W TO 26N43W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N70W TO
23N67W TO 18N56W TO 19N42W TO 24N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N76W TO 15N68W TO 11N52W TO 22N35W TO
31N35W...INCLUDING IN IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N37W TO 20N57W. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N60W TO 30N55W TO 30N50W TO 31N35W W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N63W TO
21N57W TO 19N52W TO 20N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
3.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA...WITHIN 31N35W TO
31N70W TO 25N75W TO 17N61W TO 07N56W TO 07N35W TO
31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N70W TO 18N70W TO 13N73W TO 11N75W TO 12N72W
TO 14N72W TO 17N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N73W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N73W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N65W TO 18N70W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO
10N77W TO 14N68W TO 16N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5
M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N69W TO 18N70W TO 16N75W TO 18N76W TO
16N79W TO 10N78W TO 16N69W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N76W TO
11N74W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N65W TO 18N70W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO 10N77W
TO 14N68W TO 16N65W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 08N44W TO 08N45W TO 08N46W TO 07N46W TO 07N45W TO
07N44W TO 08N44W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N74W TO 19N75W TO 18N75W TO 19N74W TO 20N74W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N75W TO 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N76W TO
17N77W TO 18N75W TO 19N75W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N75W TO 19N77W TO 19N78W TO
18N75W TO 20N73W...INCLUDING BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N78W TO 21N78W TO 20N79W TO
19N79W TO 19N78W TO 20N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N78W TO 21N79W TO 21N81W TO 20N81W TO
20N80W TO 20N78W 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 KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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