

101 

FZNT01 KWBC 010958

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1030 UTC THU SEP 01 2016 



CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOW+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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



PAN PAN 



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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SEP 01 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 02 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 03 



.WARNINGS. 



.FOR INFORMATION REGARDING TROPICAL STORM HERMINE PLEASE SEE 

MIAMI SECTION PART II BELOW. 



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 36.8N 43.3W 977 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 01

MOVING ENE OR 060 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT

GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE AND SW

QUADRANTS...90 NM NW QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT

WITH SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 37W AND 

50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 38.7N 35.4W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 

300 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 360 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. 

ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 42N BETWEEN 35W AND 41W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 

SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 40.0N 29.0W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW...240 NM 

NE...300 NM SE...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 55N38W 990 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM S AND SW...AND 

360 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT. 

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S AND SW QUADRANTS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 47N55W 1008 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N39W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 42N58W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM S 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

300 NM S AND E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N42W 1000 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND 360 NM 

S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 33N78W 1009 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. FROM 31N TO 34N W OF 74W 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N66W 1008 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N52W 998 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM S 

SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 

FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 38.2N 69.2W 1010 

MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW EIGHT DISSIPATED.



.LOW 61N46W 1002 MB MOVING E 05 KT. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS 

LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N43W 998 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N39W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND NW 

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 63N51W 1000 MB. N OF 63N W OF 52W 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N50W 998 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 480 NM 

SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED WITH HERMINE IN PART II 

BELOW FROM 31N TO 37N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 44N57W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND NW 

SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.HIGH 43N46W 1020 MB MOVING E 15 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.HIGH 39N53W 1019 MB DRIFTING SE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL



ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND

GULF OF MEXICO



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 1.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP  2.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP  3.



.WARNINGS.



...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM HERMINE NEAR 26.4N 86.6W 996 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP

01 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT

GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E

SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 

OR

GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 0 NM 

NW

QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT

AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE HERMINE NEAR 30.0N 84.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT WITH 

SEAS

TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 87W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INLAND NEAR 32.0N 82.0W.

OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS N OF 26N E OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 

KT.

SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INLAND NEAR 34.0N 78.0W.

OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8

FT.



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE

USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE

AND INTENSITY.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 

8

FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INLAND NEAR 31N83W. OVER

FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INLAND NEAR 32N82W. OVER

FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO

10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HERMINE WELL N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS N

OF 29N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.



.ATLC N OF 29N BETWEEN 40W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO

10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 12N35W TO 23N35W. FROM

20N TO 23N E OF 38W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 12N45W TO 21N42W. FROM 17N 

TO

23N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 12N53W TO 21N50W. FROM 15N 

TO

22N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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

8 FT.



$$

.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

