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FZNT01 KWBC 131610

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 UTC SAT AUG 13 2016 



CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



SECURITE 



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



SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 13 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 14 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 15 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 52N43W 993 MB MOVING NE 20 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THEN 

SLOWING AFTER 24 HOURS. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE 

AND 420 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N38W 980 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 

AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 58N42W TO 61N40W WINDS 25 TO 

40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N37W 968 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 

AND WITHIN 120 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 58N41W TO 62N39W WINDS 

40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM S AND W 

SEMICIRCLES...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND FROM 61N TO 65N E OF 45W 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N35W 978 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW 

SEMICIRCLES AND WITHIN 90 NM OF THE E GREENLAND COAST WINDS 25 

TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 56N51W 990 MB MOVING E 20 KT. 

FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 59N50W TO 60N40W TO 61N35W. WITHIN 240 

NM SW AND W QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 40W 

AND 44W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER 

FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM SW AND W SEMICIRCLES...N OF 61N 

BETWEEN 50W AND 59W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 57N37W 

NOTED ABOVE. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 46N45W 1000 MB MOVING NE 40 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 

42N50W TO 41N56W. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 NM 

SE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER 

FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM SW 

QUADRANT AND WITHIN 240 NM S AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 

57N37W ABOVE.



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W GREENLAND COAST N OF 

63N AREA OF N TO NW WINNDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW OF THE W GREENLAND 

COAST NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.LOW 42N65W 1011 MB MOVING E 25 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE 

QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF A FRONT FROM LOW TO 41N56W 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N51W 1016 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 

42N35W TO LOW CENTER. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM S 

QUADRANT AND WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 

TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 40N35W TO 

38N46W. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION OVER 

FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 48N35W TO 46N40W TO 50N52W TO 

58N60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION N OF A 

LINE FROM 45N35W TO 45N40W TO 57N59W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 

TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E OF 43W.



.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N58W 1011 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SE 

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM OVER FORECAST 

WATERS FROM 50N TO 61N E OF 43W AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF A 

LINE FROM 50N42W TO 43N50W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MOVED E OF AREA.



.DENSE FOG. 24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM 

FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 64W AND 71W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 34N64W 1023 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N63W 1023 MB.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 34N42W 1025 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N47W 1025 MB.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N57W 1019 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N42W 1020 MB.



.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 1200 UTC SAT AUG 13.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 14.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 15.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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



.CARIBBEAN 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND

74W...INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W...

INCLUDING GULF OF VENEZUELA...SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.



.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF HONDURAS S OF 17N W OF 86W E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 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 MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

