High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
123 FZNT01 KWBC 301013 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC WED SEP 30 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SEP 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 02. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 33.5N 43.9W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 30 MOVING E SE OR 120 DEG AT 4 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 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 38W AND 47W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HANNA NEAR 34.4N 41.7W 1010 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 37W AND 46W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HANNA NEAR 35.4N 36.7W 1012 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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. ...GALE WARNING... .N OF 45N E OF 37W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 62N35W. ELSEWHERE S OF 45N E OF 38W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 65N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 63N35W. .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW E OF AREA 64N32W 980 MB. N OF 62N E OF 37W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 59N E OF 41W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 65N32W 983 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 58N E OF 45W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 35W. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 61N42W 989 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM S AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED E OF AREA. FROM 50N TO 58N E OF 50W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 55N35W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 59N45W 1004 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 37W AND 47W AND WITHIN 240 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 54N27W 996 MB. FROM 44N TO 54N E OF 43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M...HIGHEST NEAR 51N35W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA. .LOW 46N53W 1007 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 38N51W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 68W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N44W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM 59N48W TO 63N64W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 46N BETWEEN 53W AND 67W AND FROM 61N TO 63N W OF 63W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 47W AND 57W...AND FROM 58N TO 63N W OF 60W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W...FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W...AND FROM 62N TO 64N W OF 63W. .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 WED SEP 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU OCT 1. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 2. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC WITHIN 25N48W TO 25N49W TO 25N51W TO 24N51W TO 23N50W TO 24N48W TO 25N48W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .ATLC WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N49W TO 30.5N47W TO 30.5N44W TO 30.5N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N35W TO 30N43W TO 31N50W TO 29N49W TO 26N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N70W TO 13N75W TO 11N76W TO 12N73W TO 10N72W TO 11N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 17N84W TO 18N86W TO 18N88W TO 17N87W TO 16N86W TO 16N84W TO 17N84W...INCLUDING 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 LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. $$ .FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.