

568 

FZNT01 KWBC 290946

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1030 UTC MON AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0600 UTC AUG 29 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 30 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 31 



.WARNINGS. 



.FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HURRICANE GASTON PLEASE SEE MIAMI 

PART 2 BELOW. 



.FOR INFORMATION REGARDING TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE PLEASE SEE 

MIAMI PART 2 BELOW.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 32.6N 73.0W 1010 MB AT 0900 UTC

AUG 29 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 33.8N 75.0W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 35.4N 74.6W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM

SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH 

SEAS TO 14 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 38.0N 70.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



...STORM WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N54W 993 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N...360 NM 

E...480 NM S...AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 

TO 14 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N50W 985 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N45W 983 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 

40N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 53W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 55N38W 988 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND SW 

SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 

44N TO 59N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF FORECAST AREA. FROM 48N TO 58N 

BETWEEN 35W AND 38W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON IN PART 2 BELOW 

FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 

11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

IN PART 2 BELOW FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 48W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 

33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

IN PART 2 BELOW FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN 45W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 

33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH TROPICAL STORM 

EIGHT ABOVE FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH TROPICAL STORM 

EIGHT ABOVE FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 62N W OF 53W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 

30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 180 NM OF 

55N37W AND 62N63W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM OF 51N52W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 52N TO 56N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W.



.HIGH 44N55W 1024 MB MOVING E 30 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N38W 1019 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF FORECAST AREA.



.HIGH 31N42W 1021 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N62W 1019 MB. 



.FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 0600 UTC MON AUG 29.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 30.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 31.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.8N 55.2W 960 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 29

MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT

GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E

SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 220 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS

TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER

FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.8N 54.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH

SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 49W AND 60W WINDS 20

TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 33.5N 50.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E AND 210 NM W

SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N

OF 28N BETWEEN 45W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 36.5N 44.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 38.0N 36.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 38.5N 30.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.



...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 23.5N 83.9W 1007 MB AT 0900 UTC

AUG 29 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER E WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 24.1N 86.3W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 25.4N 87.3W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 50 NM NE...30 NM SE...20 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS.

SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14

FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20

TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 27.8N 85.3W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 30.5N 81.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 33.0N 74.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 FROM 12N TO 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



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



$$

.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

