FZNT01 KWBC 301618

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1630 UTC FRI JAN 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.



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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 1200 UTC JAN 30.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 31.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 01.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.LOW 47N4W 977 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT

WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6.5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 41N TO 48N

BETWEEN 37W AND 47W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE

FROM 41N TO 50N E OF 53W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N37W 959 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE

WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO 61N E OF

49W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 62N

E OF 54W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N35W 965 MB. FROM 39N TO 63N E OF 43W

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 35N E OF 50W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.



...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 33N77W 1009 MB. FROM 32N TO 37N W OF

72W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 4 M.

.42 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 34N74W 982 MB.

WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 32N74W TO LOW CENTER TO

38N68W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 35N72W 972 MB.

WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 M.

WITHIN 420 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NE SE QUADRANT...FROM 36N TO

42N BETWEEN 56W AND 72W...AND S OF 37N BETWEEN 53W AND 63W WINDS

35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 44N W OF 51W WINDS 25

TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 55N49W 982 MB MOVING SW 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE

FROM 60N41W TO 57N47W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE

FROM 50N TO 63N E OF 60W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW

54N37W DESCRIBED ABOVE.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 41N36W 1007 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. S OF 41N E OF 48W WINDS 25

TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.FROM 34N TO 47N BETWEEN 52W AND 74W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO

5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 45N43W 999 MB. FROM 35N TO 47N BETWEEN

37W AND 64W...AND WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE WINDS 25 TO

35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW

53N35W DESCRIBED ABOVE.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND W OF A LINE FROM 37N76W

TO 46N50W TO 51N54W...N OF 61N W OF 56W...AND N OF 65N E OF

GREENLAND.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF

56W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM

38N75W TO 47N50W TO 53N55W...N OF 61N W OF 54W...AND N OF 65N E

OF GREENLAND.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 62N W OF

57W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM

36N75W TO 43N68W TO 47N53W...FROM 47N TO 56N W OF 52W...N OF 58N

W OF 51W...AND N OF 65N E OF GREENLAND.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 46N TO 59N W OF

43W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 61N W OF 53W...AND FROM

60N TO 62N BETWEEN 36W AND 42W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 150 NM NW OF A LINE FROM

34N75W TO 41N63W...AND FROM 55N TO 63N BETWEEN 38W AND 43W.



.FORECASTER POCHE. 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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 30.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN 31.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB  1.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC GALE WARNING...

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N66W TO 31N73W TO 28N74W TO

24N72W TO 25N67W TO 27N65W TO 31N66W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR

33N75W 999 MB FRONT. COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRESS TO 22.5N79.5W.

WEST OF FRONT WITHIN 29N75W TO 31N76W TO 31N81W TO 27N80W TO

24N81W TO 27N76W TO 29N75W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...W

WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. EAST OF FRONT WITHIN 31N56W

TO 31N70W TO 23N77W TO 23N61W TO 31N56W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC

EXPOSURES...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N73W TO 31N75W TO 27N75W TO 24N79W TO 22N78W

TO 25N74W TO 29N73W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 30N69W TO 31N69W TO 31N72W TO 30N73W TO

28N73W TO 28N70W TO 30N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M

IN SE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR

35N71W 979 MB. COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES TO 20N70W. WEST OF FRONT

WITHIN 31N59W TO 30N80W TO 26N80W TO 25N73W TO 28N66W TO

31N59W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS

5.5 TO 7.0 M. ELSEWHERE EAST OF FRONT WITHIN 31N49W TO 31N58W TO

27N67W TO 26N79W TO 20N73W TO 26N55W TO 31N49W SW WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W

TO 25N56W TO 28N43W TO 27N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.



...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N92.W TO 25.5N97W. WITHIN

28N93W TO 30N92W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 27N95W TO

28N93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 30N83.5W TO 19N95W. WITHIN 20N95W TO

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

COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0

M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N85W TO 30N85W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO

22N98W TO 20N95W TO 27N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM 25.5N81.5W TO 22N87W. LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FROM SOUTHEAST OF AREA. WITHIN 30N86W TO

30N87W TO 29N88W TO 29N87W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W TO 30N86W NW WINDS

30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N88W TO

27N97W TO 19N96W TO 24N81W TO 31N88W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF

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

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

M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N84W TO 30N86W TO 28N87W TO 25N87W TO

23N83W TO 25N81W TO 30N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW

WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N88W TO

31N86W TO 29N93W TO 24N98W TO 18N95W TO 23N84W TO

27N88W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST

OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N88W TO 22N88W TO 23N81W TO

29N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N89W TO 23N97W TO

20N96W TO 19N92W TO 22N88W TO 28N89W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF

COAST OF VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...WINDS

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



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N75W TO 27N74W TO 24N63W TO 23N35W TO

31N35W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING

LOW NORTH OF AREA. SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.



.ATLC WITHIN 22N35W TO 23N51W TO 13N47W TO 06N51W TO 07N35

W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N35W TO 16N49W TO 17N59W TO 06N57W TO

07N35W TO 22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO

E SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 25N35W TO 26N52W TO 14N60W TO 06N57W TO

07N35W TO 25N35W...INCLUDING ATLANTIC EXPOSURES... WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.



.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 11N74W TO 12N75W TO 12N76W TO 11N78W TO 10N77W

TO 10N76W TO 11N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.CARIBBEAN 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N82W TO 19N88W.

WITHIN 23N82W TO 20N87W TO 15N84W TO 10N83W TO 14N80W TO

23N82W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...NW TO N

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N85W

TO 22N87W TO 21N87W TO 20N86W TO 20N85W TO 21N84W TO

22N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 18N71W TO 11.5N73. WITHIN

20N76W TO 21N87W TO 16N89W TO 15N83W TO 09N82W TO 10N78W TO

20N76W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BETWEEN CUBA AND

JAMAICA AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF

NICARAGUA...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.



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





.FORECASTER KRV. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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