

506 

FZNT01 KWBC 171621

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 UTC WED AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 17 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 18 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 19 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW INLAND 45N68W 1005 MB MOVING E 25 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 

FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N61W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 

360 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N54W 1001 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 360 NM 

S...SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N45W 996 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 420 NM 

S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 62N38W 995 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 240 NM W AND NW 

SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N37W 999 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW CENTER 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N38W 1008 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW 

SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



.LOW 64N52W 1000 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 180 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N52W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 44N38W...44N44W...40N44W...41N40W...  

44N38W...WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



.DENSE FOG WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 48N 

BETWEEN 68W AND 58W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 

46N BETWEEN 58W AND 48W.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 44N TO 

48N BETWEEN 39W AND 46W. 



.HIGH 32N62W 1025 MB DRIFTING W 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N63W 1022 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N65W 1019 MB. 



.HIGH 42N56W 1022 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N42W 1019 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF THE AREA. 



.FORECASTER SIENKIEWICZ. 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 WED AUG 17.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 18.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 19.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX NEAR 14.0N 36.4W 1006 MB AT 1500 UTC

AUG 17 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S

SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 16.0N 39.3W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 20 NM SW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S

SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR

FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 17.9N 42.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM 

N SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS 

TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM 

SIX NEAR 19.6N 45.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. 

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 21.8N 49.8W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL 

STORM SIX NEAR 23.9N 53.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 

45 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.



.CARIBBEAN WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N71W TO 16N74W TO 15N78W TO

12N78W TO 11N76W TO 13N71W TO 14N71W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF

COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N74W TO 17N79W TO 15N82W TO

11N81W TO 10N76W TO 13N73W TO 17N74W...INCLUDING WITHIN 90 NM OF

COAST OF COLOMBIA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E

SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N70W TO 14N72W TO

14N76W TO 13N77W TO 11N76W TO 12N70W TO 13N70W...INCLUDING GULF 

OF

VENEZUELA AND WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... NE TO E WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY

15N73W TO 16N78W TO 14N82W TO 11N82W TO 10N78W TO 11N74W TO

15N73W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N72W TO 16N74W TO

15N78W TO 11N78W TO 11N75W TO 13N71W TO 15N72W...INCLUDING WITHIN

90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12

FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N75W TO 16N76W TO 14N82W

TO 12N83W TO 10N81W TO 11N75W TO 15N75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.



.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N70W TO 15N76W TO

14N77W TO 12N77W TO 11N75W TO 13N70W TO 15N70W...INCLUDING

WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N72W TO 16N74W TO

14N80W TO 11N79W TO 11N76W TO 13N72W TO 16N72W WINDS 20 KT OR 

LESS.

SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.



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



$$

.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

