HSFAT1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC FRI JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 04.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N64W 983 MB MOVING NW 15 KT.
BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM SE...120 NM AND 540 NM S AND 180 NM AND
420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 38N68W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM NE...1020 NM SE AND 540 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 54N66W 977 MB. WITHIN AN AREA
BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 52N44W TO 60N44W TO 65N55W TO 61N64W TO
58N52W TO 52N44W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST NEAR
62N54W. ELSEWHERE FROM 50N TO 60N W OF 40W AND FROM 60N TO 65N W
OF GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ALSO FROM 50N TO
56N E OF 40W AND N OF 65N W OF GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR
56N50W 983 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 57N45W TO
60N54W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 M...HIGHEST NEAR 61N52W.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...420 NM E...600 NM SE AND 480 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF NEW LOW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ALSO
FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W AND 57W AND FROM 60N TO 65N W OF
GREENLAND WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N42W 1008 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NE AND E OF A
LINE FROM 52N48W TO THE LOW TO 42N39W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 900 NM N...300 NM NE...360 NM SE AND 840
NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N44W 1007 MB. FROM 41N TO 50N BETWEEN 47W
AND 36W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 56N50W
DESCRIBED IN HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 43N55W 996 MB. WITHIN 180
NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 45N55W TO THE LOW TO 41N56W TO 38N63W
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM
SE...840 NM SW...720 NM W AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. N OF 40N W OF 35W...WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...EXCEPT TO 3 M IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE.
...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N74W 1002 MB. FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN
68W AND 79W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 57N59W TO
62N61W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM
38N75W TO 41N67W TO 45N64W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND W OF
A LINE FROM 54N54W TO 67N56W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 47N61W TO 49N61W IN THE W GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 38N75W TO 45N62W TO
47N57W...W OF A LINE FROM 50N54W TO 53N55W AND N OF 64N E OF
GREENLAND.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 47N TO
50N W OF 60W IN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 41N73W TO 44N60W TO 50N49W
AND W AND NW OF LINE FROM FROM 50N49W TO 60N63W TO THE COAST OF
LABRADOR.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...FROM 42N TO 54N W OF 45W...WITHIN 120 NM W OF A LINE
FROM 54N46W TO 59N47W AND E OF A LINE FROM 63N52W TO 67N56W TO W
GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 47N BETWEEN 53W AND 57W
AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM 46N44W TO 49N44W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM
53N50W TO 58N62W TO 61N63W.
.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 0600 UTC FRI JAN 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JAN 3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JAN 4.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N65.5W TO 31N72.5W TO 30N71W TO 30N68.5W TO
31N65.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N68W TO 30N65W TO 30N62W TO
31N58W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 12N38W TO 11N42W TO 09N44W TO 07N45W TO 07N40W TO
09N38W TO 12N38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC WITHIN 31N52W TO 31N55W TO 30N55W TO 30N54W TO 31N52W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.ATLC 36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N78W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO
29N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N78W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 28N80W TO 28N75W TO
31N70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.GULF OF AMERICA 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N92W TO 29N93W TO
28N95W TO 27N95W TO 27N94W TO 28N92W TO 29N92W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N86W TO 30N87W TO 30N89W TO 29N89W TO
29N87W TO 29N86W TO 30N86W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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