HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC THU FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
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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 FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 14.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 43N63W 989 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO
42N59W TO 38N62W TO 33N80W. WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF FRONT FROM
35N TO 42N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N
TO 41N BETWEEN 54W AND 74W...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW AND WITHIN 240
NM E AND SE OF FRONT N OF 32N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5
M...HIGHEST S AND SW OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N56W 982 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 51N52W
TO 48N40W TO 41N50W TO 31N60W. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS...WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF FRONT N OF 32N AND FROM
34N TO 39N BETWEEN 62W AND 73W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5
M...HIGHEST NEAR 40N48W. ELSEWHERE S OF 58N BETWEEN 43W AND 75W
AND WITHIN 420 NM NE AND E OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N50W 978 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 52N53W
TO 56N50W TO 58N40W TO 56N35W. WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN
41W AND 48W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 480
NM SE QUADRANT...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF FRONT...N OF 61N E OF
GREENLAND...AND FROM 46N TO 50N W OF 50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 60N BETWEEN 43W AND 66W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 5 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 54N48W TO 58N41W AREA OF NE
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO E OF A LINE FROM 53N55W
TO 63N43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N38W 990 MB MOVING E 20 KT. FROM 37N TO 47N E OF 47W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 53N E OF 53W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED E OF AREA. FROM 35N TO 52N E OF
38W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 49N36W 996 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
LOW TO 38N43W. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 49N E OF 43W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 46N W
OF 58W...FROM 54N TO 60N W OF 58W...FROM 46N TO 50N BETWEEN 45W
AND 52W...AND FROM 54N TO 59N BETWEEN 43W AND 49W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 56N W OF 49W...AND FROM
46N TO 49N BETWEEN 43W AND 48W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 58N BETWEEN 49W AND
57W...AND FROM 58N TO 62N E OF 44W.
.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF
GREENLAND...WITHIN 90 NM OF E GREENLAND COAST N OF 61N AND IN
THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE N OF 47N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N W OF
GREENLAND...WITHIN 90 NM OF E GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N...N OF
64N E OF GREENLAND AND IN GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE W OF 62W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N W OF
61W...N OF 62N W OF GREENLAND...N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND AND FROM
45N TO 50N W OF 58W.
.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 THU FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 14.
.WARNINGS.
...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W
TO 12N74W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 17N67W TO 17N75W TO 15N80W TO 10N80W TO 09N77W
TO 11N71W TO 17N67W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N73W TO 16N77W TO 13N81W TO 10N79W TO
10N77W TO 12N74W TO 15N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N70W TO 13N71W TO 12N76W TO 13N79W TO
10N78W TO 11N76W TO 12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO
12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 31N61W TO 31N80W TO 30N76W
TO 30N72W TO 29N71W TO 31N61W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 26N75W. WITHIN
31N55W TO 31N64W TO 30N64W TO 29N63W TO 30N57W TO 31N55W W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N51W TO
31N71W TO 28N71W TO 27N68W TO 29N57W TO 31N51W W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 25N72W. WITHIN
31N48W TO 31N50W TO 30N50W TO 30N49W TO 30N48W TO 31N48W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N44W
TO 31N69W TO 30N67W TO 29N59W TO 28N55W TO 28N51W TO 31N44W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N38W TO 31N50W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N60W 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 26N43W TO 17N41W TO 07N53W TO
10N43W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5
M IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 22N39W TO 20N39W TO 18N35W TO
27N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.