HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC FRI MAY 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 10.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 55N60W 992 MB MOVING N 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE
QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 120 NM W GREENLAND COAST BETWEEN 46W AND
51W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 37N
BETWEEN 43W AND 60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 41N53W AND N OF 60N W OF GREENLAND.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N62W 984 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 420 NM E
QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N62W 985 MB. WITHIN 120 NM OF W GREENLAND
COAST BETWEEN 46W AND 53W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ALSO
N OF 58N W OF 47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH GALE WARNING BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL NW OF AREA. N OF 55N W OF 54W AREA OF
S TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 40N66W 1004 MB MOVING NE 20 KT
THEN TURNING N AFTER 12 HOURS AND SECOND CENTER 35N74W 1006 MB
MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS OF
FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
240 NM SE OF A FRONT FROM 50N60W TO 44N60W TO FIRST CENTER TO
SECOND CENTER TO 34N79W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 49N55W 996 MB. WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60N43W TO 42N50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 60N43W TO 42N50W...AND FROM 33N TO 47N BETWEEN 50W AND 65W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N52W 1004 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 600 NM
SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N
TO 64N E OF 54W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 50N TO 61N E OF 43W AREA OF S TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 49N55W IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 33N73W TO 37N63W TO 45N62W
AREA OF S TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 41N BETWEEN 48W
AND 65W...AND WITHIN 180 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 43N63W TO 37N72W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 41N BETWEEN 42W AND 61W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 42N BETWEEN 42W AND 55W...AND NW
OF A LINE FROM 35N71W TO 47N64W.
.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 FRI MAY 8.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 9.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 10.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N84W TO 19N85W TO 19N86W TO 17N88W TO 16N87W
TO 16N84W TO 18N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 14N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N70W TO 10N66W
TO 11N64W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N71W TO 13N78W
TO 10N77W TO 12N72W TO 11N68W TO 10N64W TO 14N71W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N75W TO 12N78W TO 10N77W TO
11N74W TO 10N72W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N74W TO
16N77W TO 13N80W TO 10N77W TO 11N74W TO 11N70W TO
15N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N68W TO 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 11N77W TO
12N73W TO 11N66W TO 13N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N73W TO
16N79W TO 11N81W TO 09N78W TO 11N73W TO 11N66W TO 16N73W WINDS 20
KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
.GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 23N87W TO 24N89W TO 23N90W TO 21N90W TO
22N87W TO 23N87W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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