High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
283 FZNT01 KWBC 220934 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SAT AUG 22 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 59N51W 993 MB MOVING E 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 60N48W 993 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 55N TO 65N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 61N41W 999 MB. N OF 52N BETWEEN 44W AND 60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW LOW WITH 63N34W. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 61N39W 997 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. N OF A LINE FROM 56N45W TO 48N35W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 66N32W 992 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 56N E OF 44W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST N OF 63N. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N34W 1001 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 40N35W TO 60N55W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 58N60W 1001 MB MOVING E 15 KT AND SECOND CENTER 60N64W 1003 MB MOVING E 20 KT. N OF 63N W OF 55W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 61N W OF 57W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE WITH LOW 61N41W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 50N BETWEEN 58W AND 64W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 59N TO 65N BETWEEN 45W AND 58W...FROM 49N TO 63N BETWEEN 35W AND 42W...AND WITHIN 240 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 44N53W TO 48N41W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 46N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W AND N OF 66N W OF 58W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W. .FORECASTER JOSEPH. 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 AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 20.5N71W TO 20.5N72W TO 20N72.5W TO 20N72W TO 20N71.5W TO 20N71W TO 20.5N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N72W TO 21N73W TO 19N74W TO 20N73W TO 20N72W TO 21N72W...INCLUDING IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 14N69W TO 16N71W TO 17N77W TO 15N78W TO 11N76W TO 11N70W TO 14N69W...INCLUDING IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W AND IN THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M OUTSIDE THE GULF OF VENEZUELA. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N68W TO 15N72W TO 14N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N75W TO 12N72W TO 13N68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .GULF OF AMERICA WITHIN 21N90.5W TO 21.5N91W TO 20.5N91.5W TO 19.5N91.5W TO 19N91W TO 20N90.5W TO 21N90.5W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 22N90W TO 22N91W TO 20N93W TO 19N93W TO 19N92W TO 20N91W TO 22N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST 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 AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$