HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SAT JAN 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
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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 0000 UTC JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 45N59W 1007 MB. W OF A LINE FROM
36N75W TO 42N58W TO 50N58W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 4.5
M...HIGHEST NEAR 42N66W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW 49N44W 973 MB. WITHIN
360 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO
7 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 50N65W TO 37N62W WINDS 30 TO 45
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M...HIGHEST S AND SW OF LOW.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N40W 950 MB. FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 35W
AND 44W WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 11 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 55N43W 947 MB.
FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 52W...AND N OF 57N BETWEEN 37W
AND 44W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M...HIGHEST NEAR 52N44W.
ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 38N45W TO 48N63W TO 61N58W TO 64N40W
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 59N43W 980 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 63N E OF
GREENLAND...AND FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 38W AND 48W WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 6 M... EXCEPT S OF 61N SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N53W 974 MB. FROM 56N TO 63N W OF
53W...AND N OF 63N W OF 54W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N56W 970 MB. FROM 58N TO 62N W OF 56W
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA. FROM 59N TO 63N W OF 58W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 52N35W 980 MB MOVING E 30 KT. FROM 46N TO 52N BETWEEN 35W
AND 40W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE
FROM 39N41W TO 51N48W TO 52N41W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA.
...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 63N42W 996 MB. N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND
WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 62N E OF
GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE
WITH LOW 55N43W.
...GALE WARNING...CORRECTED.
.LOW 50N56W 1000 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 360 NM W AND 240 NM
SW QUADRANTS AND W OF A FRONT FROM 46N54W TO 40N70W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 54N43W 978 MB.
WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS AND FROM 50N TO 56N
BETWEEN 45W AND 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH
LOW 55N43W.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 41N40W 1013 MB MOVING E 30 KT. FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 36W
AND 43W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 38N74W 1011 MB. FROM 34N TO 41N
BETWEEN 67W AND 74W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 47N62W TO
50N61W...W OF A LINE FROM 54N53W TO 57N59W 63N60W...AND W OF A
LINE FROM 60N60W TO 67N57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 43N71W TO 47N49W TO 55N52W TO
63N55W...AND N OF 63N W OF 55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 44N63W TO 45N47W TO 55N53W TO 62N58W...AND W OF A LINE FROM
64N57W TO 67N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W
OF A LINE FROM 37N75W TO 43N45W TO 52N46W TO 56N46W TO 62N56W TO
67N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 45N58W TO 48N46W TO 52N48W TO 63N59W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 42N63W TO 47N44W TO
53N47W 63N57W...AND N OF 64N W OF 57W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 53N
BETWEEN 35W AND 38W...FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W...N OF
62N E OF GREENLAND...AND N OF 60N W OF 59W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 49N BETWEEN 41W AND
51W...FROM 51N TO 54N BETWEEN 36W AND 44W...N OF 61N E OF
GREENLAND...AND FROM 55N TO 63N W OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 42N W OF 70W...FROM 42N
TO 52N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W...FROM 54N TO 59N BETWEEN 38W AND
53W...N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...AND W OF A LINE FROM 52N51W TO
61N60W.
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 0000 UTC SAT JAN 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JAN 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON JAN 26.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 23N35W TO 23N37W TO 22N38W TO 22N37W TO 21N37W TO
21N35W TO 23N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 M IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N35W TO 27N49W TO 22N65W TO 06N53W TO 07N35W
TO 25N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. WITHIN
31N35W TO 31N42W TO 28N46W TO 27N46W TO 28N40W TO 28N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N35W TO 24N43W TO 20N63W TO 12N59W TO
07N50W TO 07N35W TO 20N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL. WITHIN 30N35W TO 24N43W TO 20N35W TO 30N35W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N35W TO 15N61W TO 09N54W TO 15N44W TO
07N38W TO 08N35W TO 23N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND
PASSAGES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.ATLC 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80.5W TO 30.5N80W TO
30.5N79.5W TO 31N77.5W TO 31N76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N68W TO 31N78.5W TO 31N78W TO
30.5N74W TO 30.5N72.5W TO 30.5N71.5W TO 31N68W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
31N71.5W TO 31N78.5W TO 31N80.5W TO 30N79.5W TO 30N75.5W TO
31N71.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N79W TO 31N80W TO 30N80W TO
29N79W TO 30N79W TO 31N78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N80W TO
30N81W TO 30N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N78W...INCLUDING THE
GULFSTREAM...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N78W TO 30N71W TO 27N70W TO
30N54W TO 31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED
N AND SE SWELL.
.CARIBBEAN 06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11.5N74.5W TO 11.5N75W TO
11.5N75.5W TO 11N75.5W TO 11N74.5W TO 11.5N74.5W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO
12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.