Bulletinset for METAREA 4
Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-18 14:58:50
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 UTC SUN JAN 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 19.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 20.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N73W 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND S

QUADRANTS...AND FROM 31N TO 33N W OF 78W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

TO 3.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST INTENSIFYING LOW 38N70W 1000 MB. FROM 32N TO

38N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N65W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SE

SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N46W 976 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT

WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM

SE...240 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS

4 TO 8 M. ALSO FROM 37N TO 56N E OF 52W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3

TO 6 M.



...STORM WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 61N49W 965 MB MOVING SE 25 KT.

WITHIN 720 NM S AND 300 NM W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M.

ELSEWHERE N OF 50N E OF 60W AND FROM 44N TO 50N E OF 50W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 M...HIGHEST E OF 50W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 62N41W 968 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N36W 991 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA WITH NEW LOW 60N41W 991 MB. N OF

58N E OF 52W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 47N62W 1010 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 50N37W 1010 MB. FROM 44N TO 50N E

OF 40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M.



...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 47N63W 1001 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND

720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 51N51W TO

62N58W TO 67N56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W

AND NW OF A LINE FROM 45N60W TO 54N40W TO 57N54W TO 67N55W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF

55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 49N W OF

47W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF

51W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM

45N60W TO 60N44W TO 67N52W.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 54N TO 63N

BETWEEN 35W AND 62W...N OF 63N W OF 57W...AND N OF 63N E OF

GREENLAND.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 60N W OF 55W AND FROM 40N TO 50N

W OF 45W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 53N BETWEEN 35W AND 61W.



.FORECASTER KREKELER. 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 SUN JAN 18.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JAN 19.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 20.



.WARNINGS.



...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...

.COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 20N96W. WITHIN 29N86W TO 31N87W TO

29N93W TO 27N97W TO 21N97W TO 24N94W TO 29N86W...INCLUDING WITHIN

60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

4.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF THE AREA. WITHIN 24N81W TO

27N83W TO 24N86W TO 19N96W TO 19N92W TO 21N89W TO

24N81W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST

OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND IN YUCATAN

CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. WITHIN 28N83W

TO 28N85W TO 25N97W TO 21N97W TO 22N93W TO 25N86W TO 28N83W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N92W TO 20N93W TO 20N94W TO 18N95W TO

19N92W TO 20N92W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...

N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 24N83W TO

27N83W TO 23N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N91W TO 24N83W...INCLUDING

STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND IN

YUCATAN CHANNEL...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW TO

N SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 30N81W TO

28N80W TO 28N79W TO 31N76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 2.5 M. WITHIN 30N74W TO 31N71W TO 31N76W TO 28N78W TO

27N77W TO 27N76W TO 30N74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N67W TO 31N72W TO 30N71W TO 30N70W TO

31N68W TO 31N67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S TO

SW SWELL. WITHIN 31N73W TO 31N78W TO 30N78W TO 29N77W TO 30N76W

TO 31N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW

SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 30N35W TO 31N62W TO 20N68W TO 13N61W

TO 14N48W TO 07N35W TO 30N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES

AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N35W TO 31N54W TO 22N67W TO 13N60W

TO 07N48W TO 07N35W TO 29N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES

AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NE TO E

SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N35W TO 31N47W TO 22N67W TO 15N61W

TO 14N35W TO 28N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND

PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL.

WITHIN 14N35W TO 14N58W TO 10N53W TO 07N53W TO 07N35W TO 14N35W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE SWELL.



.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N71W TO 17N79W TO 15N81W TO 11N81W TO 10N77W

TO 12N70W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. WITHIN 17N65W TO 18N66W TO

17N67W TO 16N67W TO 16N65W TO 17N65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N70W TO 17N75W TO 13N80W TO 11N80W

TO 11N71W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N73W TO 15N75W TO 15N78W TO 11N80W

TO 10N79W TO 10N77W TO 13N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.0 M. WITHIN 12N69W TO 12N71W TO 11N72W TO 12N69W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5

M.



.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF AMERICA 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N84W TO

22N87W TO 21N87W TO 20N88W TO 18N87W TO 19N86W TO

22N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N86W TO 20N87W TO 18N88W TO 17N87W

TO 18N86W TO 20N86W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N84W TO 19N86W TO 18N86W TO 18N84W TO

19N83W TO 20N84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO

N SWELL.



.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.





.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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