FZNT01 KWBC 230409

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0430 UTC SAT MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).



SECURITE



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



ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25.



.WARNINGS.



...STORM WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 55N40W 983 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN

120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 56N44W TO 62N38W WINDS 40 TO 55

KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT WINDS

35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. ALSO N OF 46N E OF 60W WINDS 25

TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N37W 990 MB. E OF A LINE FROM 45N46W TO

66N59W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M.

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



...GALE WARNING...

.FROM 36N TO 39N W OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N75W 1021 MB. FROM 36N TO 40N W OF 60W

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N72W 1021 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 NM

NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.



...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 61N BETWEEN THE W COAST OF GREENLAND AND

54W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 40N35W 1015 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW OF FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW TO 35N38W

TO 31N45W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.



.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 61N59W

TO 66N54W.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM N AND

NW OF A LINE FROM 50N55W TO 55N45W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.



.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 0000 UTC SAT MAY 23.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 25.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 70W AND

75W...INCLUDING

APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO 2.5 M OFFSHORE HAITI.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 67W AND

76W...INCLUDING

APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO

2.5 M OFFSHORE HAITI.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W...INCLUDING IN

THE

GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M

OFFSHORE COLOMBIA. FROM 14N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND

77W...INCLUDING

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

3.0 M

OFFSHORE COLOMBIA. FROM 15N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS

20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17.5N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE

GULF

OF HONDURAS...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.GULF OF AMERICA 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21.5N TO 22.5N BETWEEN

87W

AND 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



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



$$

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.