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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC FRI SEP 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC SEP 02 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 03 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 04 



.WARNINGS. 



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM HERMINE NEAR 33.0N 80.5W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP

02 MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT

GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM W

SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE AND 160 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR

GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 0 NM ELSEWHERE...WITH

SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 31N TO 35N W OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE OVER WATER NEAR 36.1N

75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM

FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 110 NM SW AND 120 NM

NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...300 NM

SE...AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS...WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM

31N TO 41N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE NEAR 37.8N

72.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM

FORCE WINDS WITHIN 220 NM NE...160 NM SE...150 NM SW...AND 190 NM

NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 NM W

SEMICIRCLES...WITH SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 43N

BETWEEN 62W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE NEAR 38.4N

72.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE NEAR 39.7N

71.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE NEAR 40.5N

69.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 39.6N 30.4W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP

02 MOVING ENE OR 070 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT

GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE...130 NM

SE...110 NM SW...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN 210 NM NE AND SW...AND 240 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...WITH

SEAS TO 26 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GASTON NEAR 42.1N 25.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

90 NM NE...150 NM SE...120 NM SW...AND 0 NM NW QUADRANTS...WITH

SEAS TO 16 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GASTON NEAR 44.3N 21.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

120 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS...WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GASTON DISSIPATED.



...STORM WARNING...

.LOW 40N58W 1006 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300

NM NE...480 NM SE...AND 540 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS N OF 31N WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N40W 990 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S QUADRANT

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ALSO WITHIN 240 NM NE...300

NM SE...AND W AND NW...AND 540 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO

35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 54N30W 

DESCRIBED BELOW.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 44N51W 1005 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240

NM NE AND 360 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N38W 986 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...AND 300 

NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 

FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 54N30W 972 MB. WITHIN 660 NM E

AND NE OF A LINE FROM 40N42W TO 55N55W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

TO 12 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 61N41W 996 MB DRIFTING NE WILL TURN SW AFTER 24 HOURS.

WITHIN 240 NM SE...AND 300 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N38W 999 MB. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE

SE GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N40W 999 MB. N OF 64N E OF GREENLAND AND

WITHIN 90 NM SW...AND 120 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30

KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW E OF AREA 51N31W 998 MB MOVING NE 35 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW

QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



.LOW 64N50W 999 MB NEARLY STATIONARY WILL MOVE SE AFTER 24 HOURS.

WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 480 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N50W 1002 MB. WITHIN 720 NM S AND

SW...AND 420 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11

FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N47W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND 

SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.LOW 46N59W 1007 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW

CENTER...EXCEPT SE QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 37N TO 49N BETWEEN 55W AND

61W N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF 

44N48W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM OF 46N37W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG MOVED E OF AREA.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 44N68W 1023 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 46N61W 1027 MB. 



.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 1800 UTC FRI SEP 02.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 03.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN SEP 04.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM HERMINE NEAR 33.0N 80.5W 993 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP

02 MOVING NE OR 055 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT

GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM W

SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 160 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS N

OF 27.5N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT...

HIGHEST ALONG 31N. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE OVER WATER WELL N OF

AREA NEAR 36.1N 75.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60

KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110

NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS MOVE N OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF

30N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HERMINE NEAR 37.8N 72.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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 N OF 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO

8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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



.ATLC LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W-46W. FROM 15N TO 18.5N

BETWEEN 43W AND 49W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE

FROM 14.5N TO 21N BETWEEN 39W AND 50W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W-55W. FROM 15.5N

TO 18.5N BETWEEN 51W AND 58W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

ELSEWHERE FROM 14.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 47.5N AND 59W WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W-65W. ATLC AND

CARIBBEAN WATERS FROM 15N TO 18.5N BETWEEN 61W AND 73W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST ATLC WATERS.

ELSEWHERE FROM 14.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 



.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 71.5W AND

77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74.5W NE TO

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 



.GULF OF MEXICO T.S. HERMINE INLAND AND WELL NE OF AREA. FROM

26.5N TO 29N E OF 85W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.06 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

