FZNT01 KWBC 260946

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 UTC MON JAN 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

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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 26.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 27.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 28.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 53N39W 943 MB MOVING SE 10 KT AND

SECOND CENTER E OF AREA 58N30W 968 MB MOVING SW 15 KT THEN

DISSIPATING. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER

WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 M. ALSO BETWEEN 300 NM AND 480

NM NW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER...FROM 38N TO 57N E OF 53W...AND

N OF 59N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11.5 M.

ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 60N E OF 57W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7

M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST SECOND CENTER 57N39W 976 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND

300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER E OF AREA 52N30W

959 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 58N37W 976 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND

480 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300

NM NW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15

M...HIGHEST S OF FIRST CENTER. ALSO FROM 36N TO 60N E OF 55W AND

N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 M.

ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH STORM WARNING BELOW...S

OF 60N E OF 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WELL E OF AREA. WITHIN 180 NM NW OF

A LINE FROM 57N41W TO 61N37W AREA OF NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6

TO 9.5 M IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO 60N E OF 59W AND N OF

60N E OF GREENLAND AREA OF NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO

7.5 M.



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 41N71W 996 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE

QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 44N

W OF 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST INTENSIFYING COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER

44N61W 988 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 42N42W 996 MB. FROM 31N TO

48N W OF 37W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST SEAS TO

THE E.

.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 47N51W 972 MB.

WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 49N46W 967

MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT.

SEAS 6 TO 9 M. ALSO S OF 55N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3

TO 7.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.



...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 44N64W 1005 MB. WITHIN 720 NM S

AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT

LAWRENCE AND W OF A LINE FROM 48N49W TO 53N50W TO 61N60W.

ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 41N TO 61N W OF

44W AND N OF 64N W OF 56W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND FROM 48N TO 54N W OF 50W. ELSEWHERE

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY FROM 44N TO 56N W OF 46W...NW OF

A LINE FROM 36N75W TO 44N65W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 55N52W TO

63N59W TO 67N55W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WITHIN THE

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE AND N OF 63N W OF 57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO

MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 37N75W TO 46N50W...N OF

62N W OF 54W...AND N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 50N E OF

50W...FROM 50N TO 61N E OF 59W...N OF 62N E OF GREENLAND...AND

WITHIN 480 NM N AND W OF A LINE FROM 33N76W TO 39N67W TO 40N55W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 48N E OF 44W...WITHIN 300 NM SW

OF A LINE FROM 56N48W TO 63N61W...AND FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN 43W

AND 73W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 56N E OF 44W...WITHIN 270 NM

EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 44N41W TO 52N55W TO 60N59W...AND FROM

37N TO 46N BETWEEN 57W AND 70W.



.FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 MON JAN 26.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JAN 27.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 28.



.WARNINGS.



...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 22N95W TO 23N95W TO 23N97W TO 22N97W TO 21N96W TO

22N95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

27N87W TO 30N86W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO 23N98W TO 19N96W TO

27N87W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N96W TO 19.5N96W TO 19N96W TO 19N95W

TO 19.5N95.5W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.0 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N84W TO 30N88W TO 28N91W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W

TO 18N95W TO 29N84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN NW

TO N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N96W TO 19.5N96W TO 19N95.5W TO

19N95W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...

NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N84W TO 21N97W TO 18N94W TO 22N89W TO 24N80W

TO 29N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF

COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 29N86W TO 29N88W TO 25N96W

TO 20N97W TO 21N93W TO 24N92W TO 29N86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL.

.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N84W TO 24N84W TO 23N87W TO 22N87W TO

22N85W TO 23N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA... WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N76W TO 31N80W TO 30N79W TO 29N79W TO 30N76W TO

31N76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN S SWELL.

WITHIN 31N44W TO 31N76W TO 28N68W TO 27N68W TO 28N52W TO 31N44W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N70W TO 29N72W TO 29N69W TO

30N68W TO 30N66W TO 31N63W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0

M IN MERGING W AND SE SWELL. WITHIN 31N70W TO 31N81W TO 26N80W

TO 23N80W TO 27N77W TO 31N70W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...NW

TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. WITHIN

31N35W TO 31N52W TO 23N53W TO 24N44W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N52W TO 31N51W TO 30N50W TO

30N49W TO 31N48W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN

MIXED N AND NW SWELL. WITHIN 31N55W TO 31N74W TO 27N76W TO 23N72W

TO 31N55W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 29N59W

TO 23N49W TO 16N60W TO 14N44W TO 15N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.



.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 19N62W TO 10N60W TO 06N50W TO 13N46W TO

07N35W TO 22N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES

AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N41W TO 23N45W TO 18N56W TO 19N62W TO

10N61W TO 08N55W TO 19N41W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND

PASSAGES AND ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. WITHIN 09N35W TO 12N39W TO 13N41W TO 07N40W

TO 08N37W TO 07N35W TO 09N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN

NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N41W TO 09N42W TO 08N44W TO 07N45W TO

07N41W TO 09N41W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE SWELL.



.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 12N75W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 11N74W TO 12N75W

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N76W TO

11N75W TO 12N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE

SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N77W TO

10N76W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E

SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 11N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 10N78W TO

10N77W TO 10N76W TO 11N77W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE

SWELL.



.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 21.5N N WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N82W TO 23N82W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO

17N88W TO 20N85W TO 22N82W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO

NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N84W TO 19N86W TO 19N88W TO 18N88W TO

16N88W TO 17N84W TO 18N84W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...N

TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 20N84W TO 22N85W TO 21N87W TO 16N88W TO 17N82W TO 18N82W

TO 20N84W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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