

119 

FZPN01 KWBC 020349

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC TUE AUG 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC AUG 02. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 03. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 04. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 39N TO 42N BETWEEN 124W AND 127W AREA

OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 44N

BETWEEN 123W AND 133W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 42N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W AREA OF N

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 43N

BETWEEN 123W AND 131W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11

FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 129W AREA OF N

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 46N

BETWEEN 122W AND 133W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10

FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 48N156E 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE

QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO

50N W OF 167E OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N175E 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 420

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



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FROM 51N TO 57N BETWEEN 130W AND 137W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 

25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 55N BETWEEN 126W AND 136W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 51N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.LOW 58N158W 1010 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN

540 NM S AND SE...AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO

8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N149W 1013 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW

QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.N OF 60N W OF 170W OVER FORECAST WATERS AREA OF W TO SW WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.LOW 49N179E 1010 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N177W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 480 

NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N172W 1010 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 660 NM 

E AND SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N BETWEEN 172E AND 160E AREA OF 

E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



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

FROM 42N TO 55N W OF 152W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 56N W OF 145W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 57N W OF 146W.



.HIGH 45N148W 1035 MB NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH 48 HOURS.



.HIGH 54N169W 1022 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 57N164W 1024 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED INLAND OVER ALASKA.



.HIGH 40N165E 1026 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N171E 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N178E 1028 MB. 



.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 02.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 03.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 04.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 17.7N 126.4W 999 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG

02 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT

GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NW AND SE

QUADRANTS...60 NM NE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT

OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE

WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 120 NM SW

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 20.0N 130.9W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN

RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO

33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HOWARD NEAR 22.0N 136.4W.

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

WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0

NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE

AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270

NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180

NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 22.9N

142.0W. 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 HOWARD NEAR 23.3N

147.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 23.2N

152.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.



.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO

15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO

14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W

TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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



.S OF 03N BETWEEN 111W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9

FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 105W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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



.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 

12N120W 1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR

12N124W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 9 FT IN E WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC TUE AUG 02...



.TROPICAL STORM HOWARD...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG

WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE FROM

13N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W.



.TROPICAL WAVE FROM 09N TO 15N ALONG 110W...SCATTERED MODERATE

ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 109W AND 115W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 08N94W TO 12N107W TO 09N116W TO

11N119W...THEN RESUMES S OF T.S. HOWARD NEAR 11N127W TO 10N137W.

ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 10N137W TO BEYOND 10N140W. SCATTERED

MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W

AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 106W AND

110W AND ALONG AND UP TO 180 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS

BETWEEN 124W AND 137W.



$$

.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

