Bulletinset for METAREA 4 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-16 00:19:15 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FZNT01 KWBC 152154 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC THU OCT 15 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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). FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH, AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE. SECURITE NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 17. .WARNINGS. ...STORM WARNING... .LOW 51N53W 984 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 42W AND 51W AND FROM 37N TO 52N BETWEEN 53W AND 66W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N46W 974 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 56W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N40W 968 MB. FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 44W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 53N35W TO 57N49W TO 63N61W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 62N41W 995 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 44W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF THE FORECAST AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 61N57W 992 MB MOVING NE 20 KT WILL TURN MORE NW AFTER 12 HOURS. SW OF A LINE FROM 57N58W TO 63N64W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N56W 992 MB. FROM 57N TO 61N W OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN STORM WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 46N73W 994 MB. N OF 36N W OF 65W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N64W 990 MB. FROM 39N TO 49N BETWEEN 58W AND 65W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N55W 982 MB. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN STORM WARNING ABOVE WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A COLD FRONT FROM 40N65W TO 31N78W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 55W AND 50W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 64N W OF 52W AND FROM 52N TO 64N BETWEEN 49W AND 52W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF A LINE FROM 50N50W TO 56N51W TO 64N63W. .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 64N40W TO 65N35W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 63N40W TO 66N35W AND FROM 63N TO 65N W OF 62W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 59N62W TO 63N64W TO 66N60W. .FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 1800 UTC THU OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT OCT 17. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29N AND W OF A LINE FROM 29N94W TO 25N96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N92W TO 21N97W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 26N91W TO 19N96W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M W OF 92W. .42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N96W TO 19N95W. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N83W TO 21N96W TO 18.5N94W. S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.0 M. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 38W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 36W AND 39W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .ATLC N OF A LINE FROM 30N35W TO 29N40W TO 30N46W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 46W AND 53W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 20.5N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M OFFSHORE COLOMBIA. .24 HOUR FORECAST 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$