

435 

FZNT01 KWBC 230400

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC TUE AUG 23 2016 



CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOW+AOE/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



PAN PAN 



NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W 



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 23 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 24 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 25 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF A FRONT FROM 

63N64W TO 57N51W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 

FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 59N59W DESCRIBED 

BELOW. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW INLAND 49N64W 1002 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 

SE OF A FRONT FROM 48N62W TO 40N63W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 

FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N59W 995 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW 

CENTER TO 57N54W TO 48N48W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM SW 

SEMICIRCLE...480 NM NE AND 360 NM E QUADRANTS...AND ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 120 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND. WITHIN 120 NM NE OF A FRONT TO 

EXTEND FROM 65N62W TO 61N54W TO 57N40W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 

TO 16 FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 52N TO 59N E OF 37W AREA OF NW WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



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

WATERS BETWEEN 62W AND A LINE FROM 67N60W TO 54N48W TO 44N49W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF A LINE FROM 67N58W TO 54N43W 

AND FROM 42N TO 54N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 54N E OF 38W.



.HIGH 41N37W 1029 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N35W 1029 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA. 



.HIGH 33N49W 1027 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N50W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N74W 1025 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N67W 1025 MB.



.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 63N39W 1016 MB. 



.FORECASTER BELL. 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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 23.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 25.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 14.0N 36.0W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. FROM 11N TO

18N E OF 37W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 17.1N 41.1W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...130 NM NE QUADRANT AND 70 NM

SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N AND 150 NM S

SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 450 NM N AND

300 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12

FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 21.0N 46.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 25.0N 50.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 28.0N 53.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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 DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 25.5N 62.3W 1010 MB AT 0300 UTC

AUG 23 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 26.7N 65.8W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF

CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 28.7N

68.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF

CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 30.0N

70.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 30.5N

71.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 15N53W 1011 MB.

FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 54W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO

9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W WITH LOW NEAR 16N60W

1012 MB. FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 56W AND 60W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W. LOW DISSIPATED. FROM

19N TO 22N BETWEEN 62W AND 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO 8 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO

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



.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

HONDURAS...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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



.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W...NE

TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

