FZNT01 KWBC 222144
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE SEP 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SEP 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 48N46W 1003 MB RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING AND MOVING NE 30 KT AND SECOND CENTER 44N46W 1008
MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 41N TO 50N BETWEEN 39W AND 51W WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 56N BETWEEN 35W
AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN
CENTER 49N43W 997 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 50
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW 51N39W 987 MB.
BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS
3.5 TO 6.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW E OF AREA54N32W 980
MB. FROM 50N TO 55N E OF 37W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M.
ALSO WITHIN 420 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N TO 60N E OF 53W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER E OF AREA NEAR
63N21W 960 MB. WITHIN 480 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE N OF 38N E OF 41W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 62N38W 997 MB MOVING S 05 KT. FROM
57N TO 62N E OF 53W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6.5 M...HIGHEST
NEAR 60N37W. ELSEWHERE FROM 51N TO 65N E OF 56W WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 60N38W 999
MB. WITHIN 59N E OF GREENLAND WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW ABSORBED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
WITH HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 38N69W 1016 MB NEARLY STATIONARY
THEN DRIFTING N AND DISSIPATING. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 34N71W 1010 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM
AND 480 NM NW AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND 600 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 35N68W 1010 MB. W
OF A LINE FROM 34N71W TO 37N68W TO 38N60W TO 37N57W TO 38N53W TO
43N62W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO
42N W OF 53W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 35N97W 1006
MB. WITHIN 360 NM N AND NW OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 38N62W TO
39N59W TO 37N55W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. ELSEWHERE S
OF 43N W OF 48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N44W 1002 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N39W 1003 MB. WITHIN 660 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 57N
BETWEEN 35W AND 55W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY NEAR 30.8N 35.3W 1011 MB AT 2100 UTC
SEP 22 MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 37N E OF 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 4 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY NEAR 29.8N 38.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY NEAR 29.6N 42.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WINDS LESS THAN 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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 63N57W 1001 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 50N
BETWEEN 41W AND 48W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG NW OF A LINE FROM 62N40W TO 66N35W
AND FROM 36N TO 39N BETWEEN 59W AND 68W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 40N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W.

.FORECASTER HYDE. 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 1800 UTC TUE SEP 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED SEP 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE FAY NEAR 30.8N 35.3W 1011 MB AT 2100 UTC
SEP 22 MOVING WSW OR 240 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30
KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N41W TO 29N40W TO 28N37W TO
28N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 30.2N
36.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 29.8N
38.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 31N35W
TO 31N42W TO 30N41W TO 29N37W TO 30N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FAY NEAR 29.6N
42.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 31N41W
TO 31N44W TO 30N43W TO 30N41W TO 31N41 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79.5W TO 31N81.5W TO 30.5N81.5W
TO 30N80W TO 31N79.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N79W TO 31N81W TO 31N82W TO 29N81W TO
30N79W TO 31N79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN
NE SWELL. WITHIN 31N69W TO 30N80W TO 30N77W TO 29N76W TO 30N72W
TO 31N69W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN N TO NE
SWELL.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.