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HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC SUN AUG 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 28. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 29. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 30. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 39N W OF 164E AREA OF E TO SE 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 33N159E 1001 MB. WITHIN 480 NM 

NE AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 34N160E TO 

31N169E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 52N138W 1010 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 720 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N134W 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N...E...AND 

SE...AND BETWEEN 420 NM AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N134W 1003 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N AND 180 

NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N137W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E...720 NM 

SW...AND 180 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 48N175W 1012 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N180W 1014 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 

44N175E 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 49N168E TO 

44N173E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W AREA OF 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF 

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



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 41N179W 1014 MB. WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 

600 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N175W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A 

LINE FROM 52N179E TO 44N173W AND 240 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 

44N169W TO 30N173W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 



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

WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 66N167W TO 58N170W TO 48N153W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 45N W OF 168W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 170W AND 

177E AND WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 50N178W TO 

42N167W.



.HIGH 48N166E 1024 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 47N163E 1023 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 36N175E 1020 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.HIGH 37N167W 1020 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 45N154W 1030 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N156W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N157W 1027 MB. 



.HIGH 31N131W 1019 MB MOVING N 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N130W 1021 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 52N166W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.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 SUN AUG 28.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 29.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 120.8W 973 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 28

MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT

GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE

QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...

180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 33 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...

AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W WINDS

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 125.4W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...

EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN

240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 

120W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED

SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.4N 131.0W. MAXIMUM

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS

TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S

SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF

AREA FROM 12N TO 27N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO

11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.6N 136.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.7N 140.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.5N 145.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.



...TROPICAL WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE W OF AREA NEAR 15.7N 140.1W 998 MB AT

0300 UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM

N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH

SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE

QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12

FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 133W AND 140W WINDS

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE W OF AREA NEAR 17.4N 142.4W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 

FT

OR GREATER W OF AREA. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 

NM

NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF 

AREA 

FROM 14N TO 26N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE NEAR 19.2N 145.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW

QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS 

THAN

8 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 20.0N 149.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 19.5N 153.8W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 19.0N 158.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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.



.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N116W TO 11N119W TO 10N119W TO 07N111W

TO 08N112W TO 12N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED

SE AND SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N110W TO 12N118W TO

09N127W TO 08N124W TO 07N116W TO 08N110W TO 09N110W SW WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY

13N114W TO 13N118W TO 11N120W TO 09N114W TO 10N110W TO 13N114W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N114W TO 13N118W TO

11N120W TO 09N114W TO 10N110W TO 13N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC SUN AUG 28...



.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN

30 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE.



.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE...NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG

WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM SW SEMICIRCLE.



.LOW PRES NEAR 10.5N111W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM SW

QUADRANT.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 12N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR

10.5N111W THEN RESUMES NEAR 13N120W TO 11N126W TO 15N133W.

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 104W AND 108W...

FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 113W AND 115W...AND WITHIN 150 NM SW

OF BETWEEN 121W AND 135W AXIS.



$$

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

