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FZNT01 KWBC 051606

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 UTC FRI AUG 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC AUG 05 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 06 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 07 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 46N36W 990 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 

AND SE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE 

OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE...420 NM SE...360 NM 

SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 52N58W 1006 MB MOVING E 20 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

240 NM NE AND 480 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 

THAN 8 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N45W 1005 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND S 

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N39W 1005 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 240 

NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 

FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 

11 FT. 

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



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 120 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 65N76W TO 61N64W WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 55N71W 988 MB. S AND W OF A LINE 

FROM 65N76W TO 61N64W TO 50N50W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 

FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 54N65W 996 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 780 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 

TO 11 FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 35N67W 1014 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N60W 1013 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 240 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N41W 1018 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.LOW E OF AREA NEAR 56N32W 1009 MB MOVING W 10 KT. OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 420 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 

8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 55N TO 59N BETWEEN 35W 

AND 46W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 35N71W 

TO 31N77W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM W OF A LINE FROM 39N59W TO 

34N62W TO 31N72W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 

FT. 



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

W OF A LINE FROM 58N54W TO 49N50W.

 24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 50N BETWEEN 52W AND 44W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF A LINE FROM 57N55W TO 50N40W. 



.HIGH 41N52W 1022 MB MOVING E 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N40W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 61N55W 1018 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 63N59W 1022 MB. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 60N38W 1019 MB. 



.FORECASTER MUSONDA. 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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 05.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 06.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 07.



.WARNINGS.



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



.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.6N 94.2W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 05

MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS

45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30

NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13

FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EARL NEAR 18.5N 97.0W. OVER

FORECAST WATERS S OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. 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 



.CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO

8 FT IN E SWELL. 

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



.CARIBBEAN 18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND

76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W WINDS 20

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

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



.CARIBBEAN NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 15N TO 18N

BETWEEN 78W AND 83W.



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



$$

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

