

555 

FZNT01 KWBC 030346

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC WED AUG 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC AUG 03 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 04 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 05 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 39N63W 1010 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N59W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 240 

NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N54W 1006 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NW 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 

34N TO 43N BETWEEN 44W AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 

FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N41W 997 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND W 

SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 

34N TO 48N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 

FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 41N48W 1013 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 150 NM NW AND 240 NM 

SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N38W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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



.FROM 47N TO 53N BETWEEN 35W AND 43W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 

FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA. 



.HIGH 42N36W 1021 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 55N56W 1025 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 50N51W 1022 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N70W 1022 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N58W 1020 MB. 



.FORECASTER LEE. 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 0000 UTC WED AUG 03.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 04.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 05.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 16.4N 83.0W 996 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 03

MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT

GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...40 NM 

SE

AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...

30 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 120

NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER

AREA FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 

SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE EARL NEAR 17.1N 87.2W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE AND 30 NM SW 

QUADRANTS.

SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE 75 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 

OVER WATERS W OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. CARIBBEAN ELSEWHERE 

S OF 21N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.4N

91.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INLAND NEAR

CENTER. CARIBBEAN FROM 18N TO 20N W OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL OVER WATER NEAR 19.0N

95.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 19.5N

99.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



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 S OF OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W

AND 78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

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



.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21.5N E OF 94W N TO NE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.    



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



$$

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

