High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
541 FZNT01 KWBC 232146 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC SUN AUG 23 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 64N38W 1000 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 65N35W TO 63N39W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E OF 41W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF AREA NEAR 60N33W 1003 MB. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO 65N E OF 45W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL E OF AREA. FROM 50N TO 56N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N62W 1015 MB. FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN 57W AND 63W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST 43N58W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 46N BETWEEN 52W AND 60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 59N40W 999 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 58N40W TO 64N51W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS MERGED WITH LOW 60N33W DESCRIBED ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N64W 1007 MB. FROM 64N TO 65N W OF 58W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 48N W OF 63W...AND N OF 64N BETWEEN 37W AND 40W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 51N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 65N BETWEEN A LINE FROM 46N42W TO 64N60W AND A LINE FROM 46N60W TO 65N70W. .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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC NEW LOW PRESSURE NEAR 29N60W 1016 MB. WITHIN 31N58W TO 31N59W TO 29N59W TO 28N58W TO 29N58W TO 29N57W TO 31N58W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRESSURE...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVED WELL N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS...CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 20N73W TO 20N71W TO 20N70W TO 21N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N72W TO 12N73W TO 12N71W TO 11N70W TO 13N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N70W TO 12N72W TO 13N74W TO 12N73W TO 12N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N72W TO 14N75W TO 13N75W TO 12N77W TO 12N69W TO 14N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$