FZNT01 KWBC 191554
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC WED FEB 19 2025

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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ATLANTIC ICE SERVICE AT HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/ATL_TAB.PHP
(ALL LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 56N37W 948 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 57N42W TO 64N35W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 TO 36 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 54N45W TO
63N35W...AND FROM 40N AND 47N E OF 47W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
22 TO 30 FT...EXCEPT S OF 47N SEAS 24 TO 41 FT. ALSO NE AND E OF
A LINE FROM 34N66W TO 40N73W TO 55N54W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N35W 957 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF A LINE FROM
33N35W TO 45N61W TO 54N55W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 29
FT...HIGHEST S OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 57N24W 964 MB. NE OF A LINE
FROM 43N35W TO 61N64W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 45N35W.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.LOW 32N79W 1016 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N75W 1005 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 31N64W TO
38N70W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N71W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...420 NM
SE...300 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
9 TO 17 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N68W 990 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N62W 980 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N57W 964 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF
LOW EXTENDING OUT TO 240 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
13 TO 26 FT. ALSO W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 31N50W TO 37N36W TO
41N38W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST S OF LOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 55N54W TO 60N45W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 55N55W TO 63N52W WINDS
25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH LOW 57N24W.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 61N61W
TO 64N54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A
LINE FROM 37N75W TO 45N56W...AND NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 56N58W
TO 63N55W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 59N60W TO 63N54W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 39N74W TO 48N51W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A
LINE FROM 55N59W TO 64N54W...AND N OF 49N W OF 61W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW AND N OF A LINE FROM 37N75W
TO 50N50W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 240 NM NW
AND N OF A LINE FROM 41N58W TO 54N39W TO 65N35W AND N OF 60N E
OF GREENLAND.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 41N W OF 68W...AND NE OF
A LINE FROM 51N35W TO 55N46W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM NW OF A LINE FROM
34N68W TO 42N56W TO 42N47W...AND N OF 61N E OF GREENLAND.

.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 1200 UTC WED FEB 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING...
.WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W 1008 MB.
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW PRES TO 26N94W TO 23N98W. WITHIN
29N90W TO 30N94W TO 28N97W TO 21N97W TO 25N95W TO 29N90W N WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 29N87W TO 29N90W TO 28N90W TO 25N90W TO
26N87W TO 27N87W TO 29N87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N86W
1012 MB AND FROM THE LOW PRES TO 25N93W TO 21N97W. LITTLE
CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W TO 23N90W TO 18N94W.
WITHIN 20N94W TO 20N97W TO 19N96W TO 18N95W TO 19N94W TO
20N94W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
30N86W TO 29N90W TO 29N95W TO 25N97W TO 18N94W TO 22N92W TO
25N89W TO 30N86W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO MOVE SE OF AREA. WITHIN 24N85W TO
26N90W TO 22N94W TO 20N93W TO 21N90W TO 22N86W TO 22N85W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N79W 1016 MB WITH STATIONARY
FRONT TO 29N81W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. WITHIN
28N75W TO 30N73W TO 31N74W TO 31N78W TO 29N77W TO 28N75W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N78W TO 23N80W.
E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N59W TO 31N67W TO 31N75W TO 29N74W TO
27N72W TO 29N67W TO 31N50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. W OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N75W TO 31N80W TO 30N79W TO 31N75W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO 26N70W TO 22N76W.
E OF FRONT...WITHIN 31N50W TO 31N63W TO 28N64W TO 27N57W TO
30N53W TO 31N50W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF
FRONT...WITHIN 31N63W TO 31N70W TO 31N80W TO 24N80W TO 25N71W TO
31N63W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 27N...EXCEPT 10 TO
14 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 69W.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N47W TO 28N54W TO 27N61W. WITHIN 31N42W
TO 31N51W TO 31N65W TO 27N59W TO 26N48W TO 31N42W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N39W TO 28N48W. CONDITIONS
TO MERGE WITH THOSE DESCRIBED BELOW.

.ATLC WITHIN 16N40W TO 17N50W TO 20N62W TO 14N60W TO 10N56W TO
07N51W TO 07N35W TO 13N35W TO 16N40W...INCLUDING IN ATLC
EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N42W TO 26N48W TO 19N61W TO 09N60W
TO 07N56W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 19N46W TO 21N57W TO 16N61W TO 10N54W TO
07N50W TO 07N40W TO 13N39W TO 19N46W...INCLUDING IN ATLC
EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N50W TO 31N60W TO 19N64W
TO 11N60W TO 07N54W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 26N
E OF 50W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT N OF
26N E OF 47W.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 13N71W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO 11N74W
TO 11N72W TO 13N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WOF 74W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E
OF 74W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N69W TO 16N72W TO 16N76W TO 12N77W TO
11N76W TO 12N73W TO 11N70W TO 12N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
VENEZUELA... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT W OF
74W AND LESS THAN 8 FT E OF 74W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N74W TO 13N76W TO 12N77W TO 11N77W TO
10N76W TO 11N74W TO 12N74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WITHIN 12N70W TO 12N72W TO 11N72W TO 11N71W TO 11N70W TO
12N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF AMERICA 48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N97W TO 23N96W
TO 18N94W. WITHIN 19N94W TO 21N96W TO 19N96W TO 18N94W TO 19N94W
...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST VERACRUZ AND WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
WITHIN 30N94W TO 29N96W TO 27N97W TO 27N96W TO 28N94W TO 30N94W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.