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FZPN01 KWBC 202214

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC SAT AUG 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



SECURITE 



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

TO 50N 160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 20. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 21. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 22. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 62N166W TO 57N180W TO 

55N170E TO 52N160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 63N163W 993 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 

57N161W TO 51N170W TO 52N180W TO 52N173E. WITHIN 300 NM NW 

QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM E 

AND SE OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 61N162W 993 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NW 

QUADRANT...AND N OF 59N BETWEEN 147W AND 143W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 

SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 147W SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 420 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 300 NM E OF FRONT FROM 

60N151W TO 55N151W TO 50N156W TO 45N159W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 

TO 10 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 49N125W TO 44N127W TO 

40N131W TO 37N136W AREA OF WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 56N138W TO 50N134W TO 48N133W 

AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.LOW 47N157W 1019 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E AND 

SE...AND 180 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 

THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N152W 1015 MB WITH CONDITIONS 

DIMINISHED. .30 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 38N BETWEEN 168W AND 180W AREA OF 

NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 35N166W TO 

31N179E AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 44N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W NW WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM W AND NW OF A LINE 

FROM 63N168W TO 50N169W TO 47N180W TO 43N160E. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 59N W OF 165W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 52N W OF 172W. 



.HIGH 43N145W 1030 MB WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N145W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N146W 1023 MB. 



.HIGH 52N149W 1027 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N141W 1022 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 44N176W 1033 MB MOVING W 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N174E 1031 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N170E 1028 MB. 



.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 SAT AUG 20.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 21.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 22.



.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 20.3N 113.1W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 20

MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT

GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM E

SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT

OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM NE QUADRANT WITH

SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 90 NM

SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 21.3N 114.8W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR

GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO

33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM KAY NEAR 22.3N 117.3W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 45 NM OF

CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAY NEAR 23.5N 120.0W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.5N

122.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.5N

125.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 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.



.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 02S120W TO 02S110W TO

03.4S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW

SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 04N120W TO 06N112W TO 02S104W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC SAT AUG 20...



.TROPICAL STORM KAY...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SW QUADRANT.

SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT...WITHIN

180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT.



.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 108W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 09N99W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11N109W

1011 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 120 NM S

OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 106W...AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE

AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 180 NM

N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 109W.



$$

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

