

837 

FZNT01 KWBC 291622

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC AUG 29 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 30 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 31 



.WARNINGS. 



.FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HURRICANE GASTON SEE MIAMI SECTION 

BELOW AND SEE SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FOR INFORMATION REGARDING TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE PLEASE SEE 

MIAMI SECTION BELOW. 



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 33.2N 73.5W 1011 MB AT 1500 UTC

AUG 29 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 76W AND 71W WINDS TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 34.4N 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 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. FROM 31N TO 

36N BETWEEN 77W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 36.2N 73.5W. 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 WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. FROM 33N 

TO 40N BETWEEN 76W AND 69W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 39.0N 68.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 49N67W 1009 MB MOVING E 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N52W 989 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW...360 NM E 

AND SE...AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 

FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N49W 984 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND SW 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N43W 985 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 56N 

BETWEEN 35W AND 59W AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT FROM 42N41W TO 

38N48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 54N36W 988 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 48N TO 58N E OF 43W  

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 46N TO 59N E 

OF 44W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF FORECAST AREA WITH CONDITIONS 

DIMINISHED. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

IN MIAMI SECTION BELOW FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN 48W AND 59W WINDS 

20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

IN MIAMI SECTION BELOW FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W WINDS 

20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 



.LOW 64N51W 1010 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 64N TO 67N BETWEEN 

53W AND 58W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 64N51W 997 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



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

FROM 48N TO 53N BETWEEN 49W AND 54W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 53N TO 57N E OF 46W. 



.HIGH 43N50W 1024 MB MOVING E 30 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF AREA NEAR 43N30W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH WELL E OF FORECAST AREA. 



.HIGH 41N65W 1020 MB MOVING S 15 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N55W 1020 MB. 



.FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 MON AUG 29.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 30.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 31.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.0N 55.4W 963 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 29

MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS

115 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 180 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND

240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM

OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO

11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.9N 53.7W. 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...EXCEPT

240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST

WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 48W AND 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO

12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 49.2W.

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 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE

AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER

FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 36.7N 42.5W. 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 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 39.0N 30.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.



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

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 23.6N 84.3W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC

AUG 29 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

TO 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 23.9N 85.3W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30

NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33

KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 24.4N 86.4W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR

GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO

13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SW

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 26.1N 86.7W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 30 NM

SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 15

FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SE

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

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 28.6N 83.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 31.5N 79.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 34.0N 71.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W AND FROM

12N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

9 TO 10 FT.



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



$$

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

