High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
929 FZNT01 KWBC 292156 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE SEP 29 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SEP 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC OCT 01. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 34.0N 44.5W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 29 MOVING ESE OR 110 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 41W AND 49W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA NEAR 33.9N 42.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 37W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HANNA NEAR 35.4N 38.2W 1013 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 37N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. ...STORM WARNING... .N OF 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 37W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 65N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 56N BETWEEN 35W AND 39W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 64N BETWEEN 35W AND 37W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 60N TO 62N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 59N TO 65N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 59N51W 1005 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N45W 1003 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND 180 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N43W 999 MB. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 43W AND 47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 56N TO 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 42N TO 53N BETWEEN 35W AND 39W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF THE AREA. .FROM 48N TO 53N BETWEEN 41W AND 60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 45N TO 53N BETWEEN 35W AND 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA. .WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE OF A FRONT FROM 45N60W TO 38N53W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 39N TO 45N BETWEEN 48W AND 53W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 52N47W TO 56N47W TO 65N60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 47N BETWEEN 56W AND 69W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 64N54W TO 59N45W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 64N65W TO 61N55W AND FROM 44N TO 48N BETWEEN 44W AND 56W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 62N65W TO 58N53W AND FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W. .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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU OCT 1. .WARNINGS. ,NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY NEAR 23.7N 48.2W 1011 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 29 MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 25N47W TO 26N48W TO 25N49W TO 24N49W TO 24N47W TO 25N47W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 22.7N 52.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 24N51W TO 25N53W TO 24N53W TO 23N53W TO 23N52W TO 23N51W TO 24N51W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M IN NE SWELL. .ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N45W TO 31N47.5W TO 31N47W TO 30.5N46.5W TO 30.5N45.5W TO 31N45W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N48.5W TO 30.5N47.5W TO 30N41.5W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N73W TO 13N74W TO 12N74W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N69W TO 13N73W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N85W TO 18N87W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 17N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N85W TO 20N85W TO 19N86W TO 18N87W TO 16N85W TO 18N85W...INCLUDING NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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. $$