

580 

FZPN01 KWBC 300340

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC AUG 30. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 31. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 01. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 42N178W 1005 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 240 

NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 45N171W TO 

40N168W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N176W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE AND 

BETWEEN 300 NM AND 480 NM N QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A 

FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 50N167W TO 42N65W TO 32N71W WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N178E 993 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF 

A LINE FROM 59N174W TO 54N170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N174W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 30N79W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N168W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND E OF 

A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 44N162W TO LOW CENTER TO 31N175W WINDS 25 

TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 39N160E TO 32N171E AREA 

OF E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 36N160E TO 33N167E AREA OF E 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS W OF AREA. 



.FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 

KT. TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W AREA OF 

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



.LOW 52N138W 1003 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 720 NM SW AND 240 

NM W QUADRANTS AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM W OF A 

FRONT FROM 55N131W TO 52N128W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WITH 50N134W 1009 MB. FROM 43N TO 50N 

BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N133W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND 480 

NM NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



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

WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 51N173E TO 4N168W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 360 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

50N175E TO 43N164W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 179W AND 

174E AND WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 57N171W TO 55N166W AND 

WITHIN 360 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 47N169W TO 54N159W.



.HIGH 40N156W 1027 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N153W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N150W 1026 MB. 



.HIGH 32N130W 1022 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 55N151W 1026 MB.



.FORECASTER BELL. 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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 31.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 01.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 131.8W 947 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 30

MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT

GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE

QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT

OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND

150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N

AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 124W AND 140W WINDS 20

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 136.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS

8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 27N W OF 128W WINDS 20

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.3N 140.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 360 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS

8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 26N W OF 133W WINDS 20

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

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.0N 145.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 20.3N 149.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 22.0N 154.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 97W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS

20KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC TUE AUG 30...



.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF

CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120

NM OF CENTER.  



.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN

77W AND 90W. 



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 14N91W TO 12N100W TO

13N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 14N

BETWEEN 95W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN

113W AND 125W.



$$

.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

