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FZPN01 KWBC 302136

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC TUE AUG 30 2016 



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 



PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT 

TO 50N 160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 30. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 31. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SEP 01. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 47N176W 1001 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT 

AND 180 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 44N166W TO 38N167W TO 

30N172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N179E 994 MB. WITHIN 600 NM N AND 420 NM 

SE AND BETWEEN 420 NM AND 600 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS TO 11 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 51N174E 993 MB. 

BETWEEN 240 NM AND 600 NM W AND 840 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 

35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 45N177E 992 MB. 

OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 540 NM S AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND 780 

NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N180W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 34N174W 1004 MB. 

WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 

ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT 

TO EXTEND FROM 43N163W TO LOW CENTER TO 30N177W WINDS 25 TO 40 

KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 51N160W 1002 MB 

AND SECOND CENTER 45N161W 1007 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E OF A FRONT TO 

EXTEND FROM THE MAIN LOW CENTER TO THE SECOND LOW CENTER TO 

33N169W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 

TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W AREA OF 

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



.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 37N160E TO 31N170E AREA 

OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS W OF AREA. 



.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 49N135W 1007 MB MOVING NE 05 KT 

AND SECOND CENTER 54N138W 1008 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. WITHIN 240 NM 

W SEMICIRCLE AND BETWEEN 240 NM AND 420 NM E QUADRANT OF MAIN 

CENTER AND WITHIN 180 NM N QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER WINDS TO 25 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 52N133W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N131W 1009 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NM SW 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



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

WATERS WITHIN 420 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 56N172E TO 47N179E TO 

42N165W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 660 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

42N164W TO 54N171E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 600 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

54N170E TO 42N160W. 



.HIGH 37N151W 1027 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N150W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N147W 1027 MB. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 55N151W 1019 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N146W 1021 MB. 



.FORECASTER LEE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL



E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE

EQUATOR E OF 120W



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 30.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 31.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU SEP 01.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.8N 135.6W 961 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 30

MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT

GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N

SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT

AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 41 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150

NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. REMAINDER WATERS

WITHIN 420 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT

PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.9N 139.4W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WITH

SEAS TO 36 FT. REMAINDER OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 28N W

OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED

SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 143.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WITH

SEAS TO 34 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 15N TO 26N W OF 138W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.9N 148.4W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 21.5N 153.4W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 23.3N 158.3W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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.



.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 83W AND 93W WINDS 20

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



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC TUE AUG 30...



.HURRICANE LESTER...SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM SE QUADRANT

OF CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER.  



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 13N100W TO 10N108W TO 14N121W

TO 13N127W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO

09N BETWEEN 82W AND 90W...FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND

95W...FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 101W AND 107W...WITHIN 120 NM

NORTH OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 107W AND 111W.  



$$

.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

