

852 

FZNT01 KWBC 222159

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC MON AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC AUG 22 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 23 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 24 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

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

62N64W TO 56N55W TO 53N50W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 67N60W TO 

60N57W AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 

63N63W DESCRIBED BELOW. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW INLAND 47N69W 1005 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 

SIDE OF A COLD FRONT FROM LOW 47N69W TO 40N68W TO 36N70W WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N59W 996 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

480 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 

11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N63W 990 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE OF A LINE 

FROM 64N64W TO 60N54W TO 57N47W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 

FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 53N TO 60N E OF 37W AREA OF N TO NW 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



.LOW 44N62W 1011 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW 

58N59W. 



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

WATERS WITIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 67N62W TO 60N65W TO 55N57W 

TO 50N47W. PATHCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 

AREA BOUNDED BY 49N52W TO 47N47W TO 43N52W TO 47N56W TO 49N52W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 43N BETWEEN 62W AND A LINE FROM 

67N56W TO 54N46W TO 43N46W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 

44N40W TO 50N40W TO 56N46W. 



.HIGH 41N38W 1028 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N35W 1028 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N35W 1028 MB. 



.HIGH 57N46W 1022 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N37W 1021 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 32N51W 1024 MB MOVING N 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N51W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N52W 1023 MB.  



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N74W 1026 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N67W 1026 MB. 



.FORECASTER SIENKIEWICZ. 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 1800 UTC MON AUG 22.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 23.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 24.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN NEAR 13.2N 34.4W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN90NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS

FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 37W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVEN NEAR 16.2N 39.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 22 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER

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

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVEN NEAR 19.7N 44.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVEN NEAR 23.8N 50.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVEN NEAR 26.8N 54.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 25.1N 61.3W 1009 MB AT 2100 UTC

AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT.

WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 26.5N 65.0W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 28.3N

67.9W. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

68.0W. 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 31.5N

68.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE

USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE

AND INTENSITY.



.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 13N51W 1010 MB.

FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 48W AND 51W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WITH LOW NEAR 15N58W

1011 MB. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 59W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WITH LOW NEAR 17N63W

1012 MB. FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS

20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 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.

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



.GULF OF MEXICO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 90W AND

93W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 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.

