High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
077 FZNT01 KWBC 190414 HSFAT1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0430 UTC SAT SEP 19 2026 CCODE/2:31:04:01:00/AOE/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 21. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 50N59W 997 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E QUADRANT AND 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM E...900 NM SE...AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 50N54W 987 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 T0 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 52N49W 983 MB AND NEW SECOND CENTER 52N41W 986 MB. WITHIN 90 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 M. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM N QUADRANT OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M. ALSO WITHIN 600 NM S AND 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLES OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 300 NM NW...420 NM E...AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M...HIGHEST W AND SW OF FIRST CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 58N E OF 62W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 57N38W 980 MB. FROM 51N TO 63N BETWEEN 37W AND 43W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 M. ALSO N OF 42N E OF 48W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7.5 M...HIGHEST NEAR 48N40W. ELSEWHERE N OF 35N E OF 55W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60N44W TO 57N35W AREA OF NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 61N E OF 52W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 57N E OF 42W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH STORM WARNING ABOVE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W...AND N OF 64N E OF 37W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 56N E OF 52W...AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N E OF 42W. .FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 0000 UTC SAT SEP 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON SEP 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N71W TO 15N73W TO 13N75W TO 11N72W TO 12N69W TO 13N68W TO 15N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N68W TO 14N70W TO 13N74W TO 12N75W TO 11N72W TO 12N68W TO 13N68W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$