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FZNT01 KWBC 042206

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC THU AUG 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC AUG 04 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 05 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 06 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 43N45W 998 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 480 NM SE AND 300 NM 

NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N35W 994 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N32W 993 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

420 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 65N75W TO 61N65W 

AREA OF SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 65N77W TO 

61N63W AREA OF SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS S AND E OF A LINE FROM 

65N77W TO 61N61W TO 51N52W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 51N60W 1004 MB. OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 600 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 

FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N44W 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA NEAR 52N33W 1007 MB. WITHIN 360 

NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 

44N TO 50N BETWEEN 63W AND 35W...AND FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 60W 

AND 52W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 56N32W 1002 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW AND W 

QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 58N44W TO 62N38W 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N35W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N37W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NW 

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 



.LOW 34N72W 1015 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SE 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N66W 1013 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND S 

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N62W 1011 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE 

FROM 31N79W TO 34N69W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



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

FROM 46N TO 49N BETWEEN 46W AND 52W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 

47N45W TO 55N54W. 



.HIGH 43N58W 1023 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N48W 1023 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N37W 1024 MB. 



.HIGH 65N60W 1018 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 61N51W 1019 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 59N55W 1018 MB. 



.FORECASTER MUSONDA. 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 1800 UTC THU AUG 04.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 05.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 06.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR

17.6N 90.8W 999 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 04 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 9

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

FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 21N

W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. GULF OF MEXICO S

OF 21N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING

TO 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 17.8N

92.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT INLAND

NEAR CENTER. CARIBBEAN FROM 17N TO 21N W OF 86W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL. GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N

BETWEEN 91W AND 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL OVER WATER NEAR 18.3N

94.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CENTER.

ELSEWHERE S OF 22.5N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 95.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST EARL POST TROPICAL LOW INLAND NEAR 19.0N 97.3W

1010 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT INLAND NEAR

CENTER. OVER WATERS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



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 



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



$$

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

