National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZNT01 KWBC

FZNT01 KWBC 171544
HSFAT1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT JAN 17 2026

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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.

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SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC JAN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 58N48W 946 MB MOVING N 10 KT AND SECOND CENTER 59N52W 947 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10.5 M. ELSEWHERE 46N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 61W...AND N OF A LINE 60N35W TO 62N41W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9.5 M. OTHERWISE N OF A LINE FROM 41N35W TO 37N48W TO 42N58W TO 50N67W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 61N49W 974 MB AND SECOND CENTER 57N39W 980 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...AND FROM 50N TO 57N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N40W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 660 NM S AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER...AND WITHIN 300 NM S...420 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOWS E OF AREA WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 60N39W 994 MB. FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN 39W AND 47W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 60N35W TO 50N35W TO 58N50W TO 62N50W TO 60N35W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M...HIGHEST NEAR 56N35W.

STORM WARNING

.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N74W 1008 MB. FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .42 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N66W 992 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM THE 41N69W TO 43N58W TO 38N60W TO 33N69W TO 41N69W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N61W 982 MB. FROM 37N TO 47N BETWEEN 52W AND 64W WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 7 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 49N BETWEEN 46W AND 68W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

GALE WARNING

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 40N67W TO 34N76W AREA OF SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N53W 1011 MB. FROM 43N TO 49N BETWEEN 47W AND 60W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. FROM 44N TO 48N BETWEEN 35W AND 43W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M.

GALE WARNING

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 64N33W 979 MB. WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 46N60W TO 48N51W TO 51N50W TO 54N51W TO 58N58W TO 61N61W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 65N58W TO 66N58W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 44N61W TO 46N51W TO 50N48W TO 54N48W TO 61N61W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 63N61W TO 65N57W TO 67N57W. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 51N56W TO 53N52W TO 54N52W TO 57N57W TO 60N56W TO 67N55W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 46N61W TO 51N48W TO 54N46W TO 60N53W TO 63N51W TO 67N54W. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N60W TO 62N57W TO 64N52W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY W OF A LINE FROM 48N64W TO 50N62W...AND W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 51N50W TO 54N47W TO 64N39W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 53N TO 63N BETWEEN 43W AND 62W...AND N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 51N BETWEEN 47W AND 56W...FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W...AND N OF 60N W OF 50W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 51N BETWEEN 43W AND 64W...AND N OF 59N W OF 56W.

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. 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 1200 UTC SAT JAN 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JAN 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JAN 19.

.WARNINGS.

GULF OF AMERICA GALE WARNING

.GULF OF AMERICA COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 25N98W. WITHIN 29N91W TO 30N93W TO 29N95W TO 28N97W TO 23N97W TO 27N95W TO 29N91W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 19N97W. WITHIN 24N94W TO 25N95W TO 25N96W TO 24N97W TO 22N97W TO 21N96W TO 24N94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 29N85W TO 29N95W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 24N93W TO 29N85W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N82W TO 18N96W. WITHIN 25N90W TO 25N92W TO 24N95W TO 23N97W TO 19N96W TO 21N95W TO 25N90W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 27N84W TO 29N83W TO 30N88W TO 27N97W TO 22N98W TO 19N96W TO 27N84W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N80W TO 18N95W. WITHIN 23N91W TO 23N94W TO 22N97W TO 20N96W TO 19N95W TO 20N93W TO 23N91W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 28N83W TO 25N97W TO 19N96W TO 24N82W TO 28N83W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF BASIN. WITHIN 23N84W TO 25N81W TO 24N86W TO 21N96W TO 18N94W TO 22N90W TO 23N84W...INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC WITHIN 29N35W TO 22N49W TO 19N61W TO 16N61W TO 20N46W TO 16N35W TO 29N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 20N62W TO 09N55W TO 18N44W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N35W TO 28N47W TO 24N56W TO 17N60W TO 20N46W TO 15N35W TO 27N35W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N58W TO 21N70W TO 13N61W TO 16N47W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 27N42W TO 25N52W TO 22N53W TO 18N46W TO 17N41W TO 20N37W TO 27N42W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 31N35W TO 31N52W TO 20N66W TO 07N46W TO 07N35W TO 31N35W...INCLUDING IN ATLANTIC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN E SWELL.

.ATLC WITHIN 31N57W TO 31N71W TO 26N70W TO 22N72W TO 24N65W TO 31N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN W TO NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.ATLC 27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N72W TO 30N77W TO 31N81W TO 29N81W TO 29N79W TO 30N75W TO 31N72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN 03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N71W TO 21N71W TO 21N72W TO 21N74W TO 20N74W TO 20N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 18N71W TO 15N78W TO 11N78W TO 12N70W TO 18N71W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N75W TO 13N77W TO 12N78W TO 11N77W TO 11N76W TO 11N75W TO 12N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N68W TO 18N75W TO 15N81W TO 10N81W TO 10N77W TO 12N70W TO 16N68W...INCLUDING IN MONA PASSAGE AND THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N70W TO 17N74W TO 15N78W TO 12N79W TO 10N77W TO 12N71W TO 14N70W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...WINDS NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.CARIBBEAN 39 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO 20N87W. WITHIN 21N85W TO 22N85W TO 22N87W TO 21N86W TO 21N85W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 22N78W TO 17N89W. WITHIN 21N81W TO 21N83W TO 22N87W TO 19N85W TO 19N84W TO 19N82W TO 21N81W...INCLUDING IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

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

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.