420
FZNT01 KWBC 290403
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SEP 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 01.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 36.0N 47.7W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP
29 MOVING ESE OR 105 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH
SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 34.1N 44.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SE
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM
SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 34.4N 42.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS
TO 4 M.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 53N26W 984 MB MOVING E 10 KT. E OF A LINE
FROM 38N39W TO 56N50W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED E OF AREA. FROM 48N TO 53N
BETWEEN 35W AND 49W...AND N OF 53N E OF 38W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW E OF AREA NEAR 62N29W 972 MB. NE AND E
OF A LINE FROM 44N37W TO 61N51W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5
M...EXCEPT S OF 50N SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA IN WARNINGS
SECTION ABOVE FROM 35N TO 37N BETWEEN 46W AND 49W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION
ABOVE WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 37W AND
50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION
ABOVE WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA FROM 33N TO 35N BETWEEN 40W AND
43W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 4 M.

.LOW 59N40W 1005 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. FROM 56N TO 61N BETWEEN 40W
AND 44W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE IN FIRST GALE WARNING.

.LOW 41N70W 1008 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S
QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 44N64W TO 37N46W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N66W 1012 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N57W 1012 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.FROM 60N TO 64N W OF 60W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 59N50W 1007 MB. FROM 57N TO 62N
BETWEEN 48W AND 54W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE WITH LOW 62N29W.

.N OF 65N W OF 64W AREA OF SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 65N W OF 64W AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN  2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 64N BETWEEN 37W AND
41W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 44N
BETWEEN 62W AND 70W...AND FROM 61N TO 65N W OF 58W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 46N BETWEEN 57W AND
67W...AND FROM 60N TO 63N BETWEEN 46W AND 53W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 48W AND
57W...FROM 60N TO 65N W OF 62W...AND N OF 59N BETWEEN 35W AND
38W.

.FORECASTER KELLS. 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 0000 UTC TUE SEP 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED SEP 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU OCT  1.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 26.0N 45.9W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 29
MOVING SW OR 230 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER
EXCEPT 30 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS LESS THAN 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
27N45W TO 27N46W TO 27N47W TO 26N48W TO 25N47W TO 26N45W TO
27N45W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY NEAR 23.9N 49.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT...0 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WITH SEAS TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25N49W TO 25N50W TO 24N51W
TO 23N49W TO 24N48W TO 25N49W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 22.8N 53.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
24N52W TO 24N53W TO 24N54W TO 23N54W TO 23N52W TO 24N52W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39W TO 31N38W TO 30N37W TO 30N35W TO
31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M IN N SWELL.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA N OF THE AREA. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N39.5W TO 30.5N39W TO
30N35.5W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA N OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N71W TO 12N72W TO 13N73W TO
11N73W TO 11N72W TO 12N69W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.