078
FZNT01 KWBC 020944
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SAT MAY 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 32N77W 1008 MB MOVING NE 20 KT WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AFTER
12 HOURS. FROM 31N TO 33N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N69W 999 MB. FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN 62W
AND 72W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N66W 992 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N61W 977 MB. FROM 35N TO 52N BETWEEN 50W
AND 68W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST S OF THE
LOW NEAR 43N60W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 48N65W 1005 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE
OF A LINE FROM 50N66W TO 38N55W AND FROM 34N TO 39N BETWEEN 60W
AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 38W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 57N TO 60N BETWEEN 38W AND 45W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N W OF 54W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N W OF 55W.
24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N W OF
55W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 51N
BETWEEN 45W AND 62W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 54N55W TO
60N60W TO 64N53W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 63N BETWEEN 44W AND 65W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 63N BETWEEN 41W AND 61W.

.FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 SAT MAY 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 4.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N83.5W. WITHIN 28N92W TO 29N92W TO 29N95W
TO 28N97W TO 23N98W TO 26N95W TO 28N92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT
2.5 TO 3.0 M N OF 26N AND W OF 94W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING AND SLOWING COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO
22N92W TO 20N95W TO 18.5N94W. WITHIN 21N96W TO 21N97W TO 19N96W
TO 19N95W TO 21N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
26N90W TO 26N92W TO 25N97W TO 21N97W TO 18N95W TO 21N94W TO
26N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 21N90W TO
20N95W TO 18N94W. WITHIN 20N96W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W
TO 18N94W TO 19N94W TO 20N96W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N94W TO 22N96W TO 20N97W TO 20N96W TO 18N94W
TO 19N94W TO 21N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N81.5W TO
20N91W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N36W TO 27N45W TO
27N54W. WITHIN 31N40W TO 31N43W TO 30N43W TO 30N41W TO 31N40W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W.

WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N80W TO 29N80W TO 28N78W TO 30N75W TO 31N74W
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N74.5W TO 27N80W. WITHIN
31N68W TO 31N75W TO 30N74W TO 30N72W TO 30N68W TO 31N68W SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M NEAR 31N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FRONT STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM 31N64W TO
25N80W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N75W TO 13N76W TO 11N76W TO 12N72W
TO 11N67W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M...EXCEPT 2.5 TO 3.0 M
NEAR 11.5N75W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N86W TO 18N87W TO 17N88W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W
TO 18N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

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


.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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