FZNT01 KWBC 012140

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

2230 UTC WED APR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).



FROM APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 15, DUE TO CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH

ATLANTIC, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCLUDE ALL

FORECASTS OF WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS 2.5 METERS OR

GREATER.



SECURITE



NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W



ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC APR 01.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 02.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 03.



.WARNINGS.



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 59N48W 989 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND 240 NM

SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE N

OF 53N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N36W 976 MB. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 360 NM S

AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE N

OF 53N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 7.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N37W 975 MB. FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W

AND 50W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 55N

AND N OF A LINE FROM 49N52W TO 45N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS

2.5 TO 5.5 M.



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 62N42W 976 MB DRIFTING E. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 59N48W DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW

62N37W DESCRIBED ABOVE.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 46N57W 1012 MB MOVING NE 45 KT. FROM 40N TO 46N E OF 66W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 46N E

OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL E OF AREA. FROM 42N TO 47N E OF

42W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED WELL E OF AREA.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 52N48W TO

60N56W TO 62N50W...AND N OF 47N BETWEEN 56W AND 63W. ELSEWHERE

LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 45N64W TO

47N48W TO 53N35W...EXCEPT S OF 62N BETWEEN 35W AND E GREENLAND

COAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM 47N TO

55N BETWEEN 49W AND 57W...AND N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 55N50W TO

60N46W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY S OF 61N E OF

GREENLAND COAST AND N OF A LINE FROM 44N64W TO 48N45W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO THE N AND

NW OF A LINE FROM 55N53W TO 59N46W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE

FREEZING SPRAY N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 45N62W TO 45N50W TO

50N44W TO 60N40W.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 50N

BETWEEN 38W AND 66W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 62N BETWEEN W GREENLAND COAST

AND 57W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF A LINE FROM 40N73W TO 41N65W TO

48N58W TO 50N60W.



.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL



ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND

GULF OF AMERICA



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 1.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR  2.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR  3.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N58W TO 26N66W TO 23N66W TO 25N57W TO

31N50W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N62W TO 28N73W TO 14N59W TO 22N48W TO 24N36W

TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N59W TO 30N60W TO 29N66W TO 26N67W TO

25N66W TO 25N60W TO 27N59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N67W TO 26N76W TO 19N69W

TO 21N63W TO 21N47W TO 31N40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.5 M IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N56W TO 28N63W TO 27N74W TO 24N71W TO

23N62W TO 23N58W TO 27N56W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5

TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 28N51W TO 30N68W TO 28N75W TO 23N75W

TO 21N70W TO 21N57W TO 28N51W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO

3.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL.



.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W

TO 19N73W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 20N74W TO 20N75W TO 19N75W TO

19N73W TO 20N73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N73W TO 21N73W TO 20N74W TO 19N75W TO

19N74W TO 20N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5

M.



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

TO 10N76W TO 12N74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N76W TO 13N78W TO 12N79W TO 11N78W TO

11N77W TO 12N76W TO 13N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0

M IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N76W TO 13N78W TO 12N79W TO 11N78W TO

11N77W TO 12N76W TO 13N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE

SWELL.



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



$$

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.