

701 

FZNT01 KWBC 280335

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC SUN AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 28 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 29 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 30 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 52N43W 1003 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 

42N TO 57N E OF 55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N38W 994 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 360 NM 

N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 840 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 55N32W 987 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW 

QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 360 NM NW 

QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 31N67W 1014 MB MOVING W 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N72W 1014 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N75W 1014 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NEAR 49N56W 1003 MB. OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 

TO 9 FT. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF 36N BETWEEN 49W AND 61W WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 62N BETWEEN 52W AND 

60W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 55N E 

OF 50W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 57N E OF 41W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 59N TO 65N 

BETWEEN 52W AND 60W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N60W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N43W 1022 MB. 



.FORECASTER SCOVIL. 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 SUN AUG 28.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 29.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 29.5N 54.2W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 28

MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT

GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE

QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM

NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM

SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN

50W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF

AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.7N 55.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

180 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 32 FT.

ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 52W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8

TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N

BETWEEN 51W AND 63W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN

MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.4N 54.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM S

SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS

WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N

BETWEEN 50W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED

SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 32.6N 52.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 34.6N 48.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 37.5N 42.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.



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 LOW PRES NEAR 23.5N79W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT

OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 24N80W 1008 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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



$$

.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

