High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
074 FZNT01 KWBC 191617 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC SAT SEP 19 2026 CCODE/2:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SEP 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SEP 21. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 50N52W 986 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 90 NM N TO NE OF A LINE FROM 49N55W TO LOW CENTER TO 51N47W TO 50N46W AND WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 T0 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...840 NM SE...600 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N48W 978 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 53N43W 984 MB. WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 53N462 982 MB AND SECOND CENTER 56N41W 983 MB. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 420 NM S QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM SW QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM W QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 M...HIGHEST SW OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 43N TO 61N E OF 52W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 53N40W 985 MB AND SECOND CENTER 57N40W 976 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT AND 360 NM W QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER AND WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW JUST E OF AREA WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 63N34W 979 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 60N39W TO 63N35W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ALSO N OF 52N E OF 51W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 47N36W. ELSEWHERE N OF 36N E OF 52W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 59N44W TO 58N35W AREA OF NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 61N E OF 52W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH STORM WARNING ABOVE. ...GALE WARNING... .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 65N E OF 37W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH STORM WARNING ABOVE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 50N TO 53N BETWEEN 46W AND 55W...AND N OF 63N E OF 38W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 66N E OF GREENLAND. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 59N E OF 39W. .FORECASTER HYDE. 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 1200 UTC SAT SEP 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN SEP 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N70W TO 16N76W TO 14N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N75W TO 11N70W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .18 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 LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.