High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
884 FZNT01 KWBC 190949 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SUN JUL 19 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JUL 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 21. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW INLAND NEAR 48N70W 992 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 45N TO 49N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W AND FROM 38N TO 40N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 39N68W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 50N58W TO 46N58W TO 40N62W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 51N62W 987 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 47N53W TO 40N61W TO 35N79W. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW AND 300 NM NE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 45N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST E OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS...WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE...AND WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE OF THE FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M...EXCEPT SEAS TO 2.5 M WITHIN THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N57W 994 MB. FROM 59N TO 63N BETWEEN 45W AND 54W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE FROM 64N58W TO 54N55W TO 49N43W AND WITHIN 300 S AND 240 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 57N52W. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 62N61W 1000 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 44W AND 49W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 43W AND A LINE FROM 64N58W TO 57N48W AND FROM 48N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N62W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW AND W OF THE W GREENLAND COAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W...FROM 45N TO 52N BETWEEN 43W AND 54W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 52N35W TO 44N39W TO 53N42W TO 54N55W TO 61N65W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 50N BETWEEN 43W AND 61W...E OF A LINE FROM 61N57W TO 45N37W...FROM 55N TO 60N W OF 56W...WITHIN 300 NM E OF A LINE FROM 65N56W TO 61N57W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 60N43W TO 64N35W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 43N57W TO 41N48W TO 44N38W TO 59N35W TO 61N57W TO 50N52W TO 43N57W...W OF A LINE FROM 56N57W TO 61N57W TO 63N61W TO 67N52W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N44W TO 64N35W. .FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 0600 UTC SUN JUL 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JUL 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JUL 21. .WARNINGS. ...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 12N74.5W TO 12N75W TO 12N75.5W TO 11.5N75.5W TO 11.5N74.5W TO 12N74.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N72W TO 15N76W TO 12N79W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 13N69W TO 16N72W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 16N71W TO 17N79W TO 15N81W TO 11N83W TO 09N81W TO 13N68W TO 16N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .03 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N74W TO 14N77W TO 11N79W TO 11N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N74W TO 14N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 16N78W TO 15N80W TO 11N83W TO 10N81W TO 11N74W TO 15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 14N72W TO 12N74W TO 12N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N74W TO 13N71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N72W TO 15N76W TO 14N77W TO 12N81W TO 13N71W TO 15N72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 14N58W TO 16N60W TO 16N61W TO 14N60W TO 12N61W TO 12N59W TO 14N58W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .GULF OF AMERICA 30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 28.5N85W 1009 MB. WITHIN 29N83W TO 29N84W TO 27N85W TO 27N84W TO 28N83W TO 29N83W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 29N85.5W 1007 MB. WITHIN 29N83W TO 30N84W TO 30N85W TO 28N85W TO 28N84W TO 29N83W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.