

582 

FZPN01 KWBC 282141

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC SUN AUG 28 2016 



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 



PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT 

TO 50N 160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 28. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 29. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 30. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 40N160E TO 36N166E TO 

30N171E AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 33N160E TO 

32N169E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 34N160E TO 

33N164E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 52N134W 1003 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM S AND 

540 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N138W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND NW 

QUADRANTS...AND 360 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 

FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N134W 1005 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW 

QUADRANTS...AND 480 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 

FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 48N180W 1012 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 480 NM E AND NE 

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS 

DIMINISHED. 



.LOW 39N178W 1012 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 42N179W

1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 49N179W TO 41N172W TO 

32N171W...AND WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 

TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N176W 1000 MB. FROM 32N TO 54N BETWEEN 

161W AND 168W...AND WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.



.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF 

NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 43N175E 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



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

WATERS N OF 45N W OF 167W AND FROM 47N TO 54N BETWEEN 152W AND 

163W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 54N W OF 172E AND N OF 

44N BETWEEN 168W AND 175E AND FROM 41N TO 55N BETWEEN 164W AND 

170W AND FROM 48N TO 51N BETWEEN 153W AND 159W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 480 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

56N173E TO 49N175E TO 43N169W.



.HIGH 62N170W 1030 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 48N163E 1024 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 46N158W 1029 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N156W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N154W 1027 MB. 



.HIGH 33N129W 1022 MB MOVING N 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N129W 1024 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N130W 1023 MB.



.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL



E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE

EQUATOR E OF 120W



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 28.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 29.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 30.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.8N 124.7W 979 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 28

MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT

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

QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND

120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM

N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO

12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 24N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 129.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 210 NM NW

QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N

SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO

12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 134.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO

33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 27N

BETWEEN 130W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN

MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 139.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 143.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.5N 148.0W. 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.



.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE W OF AREA. FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 138W SE

TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT.



.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 109W AND 118W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.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.



CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC SUN AUG 28...



.HURRICANE LESTER...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 16N TO 19N

BETWEEN 123W AND 126W.



.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 12N TO 16N

BETWEEN 91W AND 101W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N89W TO 13N105W TO LOW PRES

NEAR 11N112W TO 14N119W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 

WITHIN

60 NM SW OF AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 102W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE

OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 119W...AND WITHIN 150 NM SW OF A LINE

FROM 11N133W TO 15N135W TO 15N139W.



$$

.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

