High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
918 FZNT01 KWBC 282140 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC MON SEP 28 2026 CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 30. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 36.5N 48.7W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 28 MOVING ESE OR 115 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 34.3N 44.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HANNA NEAR 34.2N 42.5W. 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 WITH SEAS TO 4.5 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... .FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 35W AND A LINE FROM 40N40W TO 45N45W TO 59N45W TO 57N40W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 41N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 39W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 37W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 58N BETWEEN 35W AND 37W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 56N BETWEEN 35W AND 40W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA ABOVE FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 47W AND 52W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA FROM 32N TO 39N BETWEEN 41W AND 49W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 40W AND 45W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .LOW 40N72W 1006 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS AND 300 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 42N71W TO 43N65W TO 39N48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N67W 1010 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N61W 1013 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .FROM 56N TO 65N W OF 61W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N53W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN 360 NM W OF A LINE FROM 55N40W TO 61N43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 48N TO 53N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 45N TO 54N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 63N BETWEEN 37W AND 42W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 44N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W...FROM 61N TO 65N W OF 61W...AND N OF 64N E OF 40W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 59W AND 68W...W OF A LINE FROM 59N59W TO 64N63W...AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 65N55W TO 60N49W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 54N BETWEEN 46W AND 62W...FROM 60N TO 65N W OF 62W...AND N OF 60N BETWEEN 35W AND 38W. .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 MON SEP 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE SEP 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 30. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY NEAR 26.6N 45.3W 1011 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 28 MOVING SW OR 220 DEG AT 8 KT. WITHIN 28N44W TO 28N45W TO 28N46W TO 27N47W TO 26N46W TO 26N45W TO 28N44W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY NEAR 24.4N 48.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 25N47W TO 26N48W TO 26N49W TO 24N49W TO 24N48W TO 25N47W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 22.8N 52.0W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$