

934 

FZNT01 KWBC 050934

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1030 UTC FRI AUG 05 2016 



CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



SECURITE 



NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W 



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 05 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 06 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 07 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 44N39W 994 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 

AND SE QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE 

OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE...420 NM SE...360 NM 

SW...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA. FROM 46N TO 54N E OF 36W WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 44N TO 47N W OF 56W AREA OF SW WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N45W 1005 MB. FROM 44N TO 50N W OF 38W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW INLAND 53N62W 996 MB. OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 780 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 61N42W TO 

59N46W AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 57N TO 60N E OF 44W 

AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 62N63W 

TO 59N60W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 

FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 62N63W TO 59N59W AREA OF SE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 38N64W 

TO 35N64W TO 31N74W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 

10 FT. 



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

OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 54N55W TO 48N46W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF A LINE FROM 55N55W TO 48N44W. 



.HIGH 41N55W 1022 MB MOVING E 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N46W 1023 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 61N55W 1018 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 63N58W 1020 MB. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 60N38W 1019 MB.



.FORECASTER BELL. 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 0600 UTC FRI AUG 05.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 06.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 07.



.WARNINGS.



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

.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.4N 92.8W 1002 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 05

MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT

GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N

SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE

OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33

KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.5N 94.3W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM

NW AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER

FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR 18.7N 95.8W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN

RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER

FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.9N

97.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. OVER

FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS.

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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 FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

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



.CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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



.CARIBBEAN FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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



.CARIBBEAN NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 11N TO 18N

BETWEEN 80W AND 85W.



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



$$

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

