

947 

FZNT01 KWBC 012202

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC THU SEP 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 SEP 01 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 02 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 03 



.WARNINGS. 



.FOR INFORMATION THROUGH 24 HOURS REGARDING HURRICANE HERMINE

PLEASE SEE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SECTION IN PART II BELOW.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HERMINE AT 48 HOURS PLEASE REFER TO

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING BELOW.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 38.3N 37.5W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 01

MOVING ENE OR 075 DEG AT 25 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT

GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE...

160 NM SE...140 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR

GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...270 NM SE...260 NM SW...AND 300 NM

NW QUADRANTS...WITH SEAS TO 43 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON E OF AREA NEAR 38.9N

34.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON E OF AREA NEAR 39.5N

30.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM

FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND SW...50 NM NW...AND 120 NM SE

QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT

300 NM NE QUADRANT...WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GASTON E OF AREA NEAR 41.6N

25.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR

GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES...WITH SEAS TO 16

FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL GASTON...DISSIPATED E OF AREA.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HERMINE NEAR 36.3N 75.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 150 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN 180 NM NE...300 NM SE...270 NM SW...AND 100 NM NW

QUADRANTS...WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HERMINE NEAR 38.0N 72.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HERMINE NEAR 38.5N 71.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HERMINE NEAR 39.5N 70.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 35N72W 1008 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE

QUADRANTS N OF 31N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE N OF 31N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 

FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N60W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

240 NM NE...420 NM SE...480 NM S AND SW...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N39W 990 MB.

WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 

20 FT. ALSO WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 360 NM SE AND 600 

NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. 

ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 420 NM NE...540 NM SE...840 NM S AND SW...AND 480 NM NW 

QUADRANTS N OF 31N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW JUST E OF AREA 56N32W 989 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM

SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11

TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST

AREA. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 47N48W 1012 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E AND NE AND 

180 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 

FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N39W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 240 

NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 51N31W 1000 MB. FROM 47N TO 51N 

BETWEEN 35W AND 38W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 40N64W 1009 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E AND NE AND 

240 NM SE...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 

FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N59W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 180 

NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N53W 1006 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND 

NE...300 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 

8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY COMPLEX LOW 

WITH MAIN CENTER 45N39W DESCRIBED ABOVE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 64N62W 1008 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 90 NM

NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH

LOW 65N50W BELOW.



.LOW INLAND OVER GREENLAND NEAR 65N51W 1002 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS TO 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 65N50W 1000 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND 

SE...480 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N51W 1002 MB. WITHIN 780 NM S AND 

SE...540 NM SW...AND 360 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.



.LOW 63N41W 999 MB MOVING S 10 KT WILL TURN E AFTER 24 HOURS.

WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N41W 998 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N41W 997 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N39W 999 MB. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE SE 

GREENLAND COAST N OF 60N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED WITH HERMINE IN PART II

BELOW...FROM 31N TO 34N W OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 

FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST REFER TO GALE WARNING ABOVE WITH POST-TROPICAL

HERMINE NEAR 35.2N 76.7W. 



.DENSE FOG. 24 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM 

WITHIN 180 NM OF 45N46W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM OF 46N37W.



.HIGH 41N40W 1021 MB MOVING E 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N69W 1024 MB. 



.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 THU SEP 01.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 02.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 03.



.WARNINGS.



...GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE HERMINE NEAR 28.5N 85.0W 988 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 01

MOVING NNE OR 030 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT

GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM W

SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 160 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE

QUADRANT...150 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS

TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 23N E OF 88W WINDS

20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INLAND NEAR 32.4N

81.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. LITTLE CHANGE

IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS TO 12 FT OVER

FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE OVER GULF

OF MEXICO N OF 26N E OF 86W...AND OVER ATLC FORECAST WATERS N OF

28N W OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL HERMINE NEAR 36.3N

75.0W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND 12 FT SEAS N OF AREA. OVER

ATLC FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W SW WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. REFER TO THE NFDHSFAT1 ABOVE FOR

ADDITIONAL HURRICANE HERMINE FORECAST INFORMATION FOR 48 HOURS

AND BEYOND. 



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.



.ATLC N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO

9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  



.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE FROM 09N38W TO 21N37W. FROM 17N TO 23N E OF

40W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 08N47W TO 21N44W. FROM 16N

TO 22N BETWEEN 40W AND 49W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE FROM 10N54W TO 21N51W. FROM 15N

TO 22N BETWEEN 48W AND 59W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W 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.



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

8 FT.



$$

.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

