269
FZNT01 KWBC 021604
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC FRI JAN 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 04.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 41N59W 1001 MB. FROM 34N
TO 42N BETWEEN 57W AND 73W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N52W 995 MB. FROM 35N TO 49N BETWEEN 48W
AND 69W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N50W 989 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 60N54W TO 58N51W TO 57N44W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO
6.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N52W 982 MB. FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 44W
AND 54W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N57W 979 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 60N56W TO 59N44W WINDS 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 60N59W TO 58N43W TO
55N38W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 8.5 M. ALSO FROM 46N TO 65N
BETWEEN 35W AND 64W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 49N64W 978 MB MOVING NW 15 KT.
WITHIN 900 NM NE AND 720 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 41N61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 57N69W 977 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A
LINE FROM 63N60W TO 60N56W TO 55N46W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 M...HIGHEST NEAR 61N53W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT
AND W OF A LINE FROM 50N37W TO 55N38W TO 67N57W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY
LOW 59N57W IN HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 45N43W 1007 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 57N69W
DESCRIBED IN STORM WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N73W 1002 MB. FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN
69W AND 79W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 36N69W 998 MB. FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN
61W AND 77W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 39N74W TO
45N61W...INCLUDING THE BAY OF FUNDY AND W OF A LINE FROM 56N59W
TO 64N59W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 47N60W TO 50N60W IN THE W GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 39N74W TO 43N67W TO
44N58W TO 51N57W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE
FROM 47N60W TO 51N57W AND W OF A LINE FROM 53N54W TO 58N61W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 42N70W TO
49N49W TO 54N51W TO 61N63W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE...FROM 46N TO 58N W OF 49W AND WITHIN 60 NM W OF A LINE
FROM 65N55W TO 63N53W TO 62N51W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 51N BETWEEN 48W AND 54W
AND WITHIN 60 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 61N59W TO 58N53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 45N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W
AND WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 63N66W TO 55N55W.

.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 1200 UTC FRI JAN 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JAN  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN  4.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 13N35W TO 14N40W TO 11N47W TO 06N51W TO 07N35W TO
13N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 30N38W TO 28N36W TO 28N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N48W TO 31N53W TO 30N53W TO 30N52W TO 31N49W TO
31N48W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N72W TO 29N71W TO 29N67W TO 31N63W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N56.5W TO 31N60.5W TO 30.5N59.5W TO
30.5N58W TO 31N56.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NW SWELL.
.27 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. WITHIN 31N79W TO
31N80W TO 30N81W TO 30N80W TO 31N79W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 28N78W. E OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N64W TO 31N73W TO 29N77W TO 29N69W TO 29N66W TO
31N64W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. W OF COLD
FRONT WITHIN 31N74W TO 31N76W TO 30N76W TO 29N78W TO 29N76W TO
30N76W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO
NW SWELL.

.GULF OF AMERICA 18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N90W TO 29N94W TO
28N95W TO 28N96W TO 28N92W TO 28N90W TO 29N90W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N87W TO 30N87W TO 29N94W TO 28N95W TO
28N93W TO 29N87W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.39 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 ADAMS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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