

535 

FZPN01 KWBC 231545

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 UTC TUE AUG 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



SECURITE 



PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT 

TO 50N 160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 23. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 24. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 25. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 62N160W 1000 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM 

W AND SW...AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 

35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER THE BERING SEA N OF 57N 

BETWEEN 166W AND 178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 69N163W 1012 MB. OVER THE BERING 

SEA N OF 53N BETWEEN 166W AND 176W N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 

FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL N OF AREA.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 36N167W 1012 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM W QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW CENTER TO FORM NEAR 

32N169W 1007 MB. FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 154W AND 169W WINDS 20 

TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N167W 1006 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N165W 1009 MB. WITHIN 660 NM N AND 

NE...AND 300 NM SE QUADRANTS N OF 30N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 

TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 153W AND 178W WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 47N161E 

TO 56N176E S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.30 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 51N166E TO 58N179E S TO SW 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 54N TO 61N BETWEEN 175W AND 178E S WINDS 

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 

49N176E TO 54N176W TO 62N174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 46N E OF 133W N TO 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 49N TO 54N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W N TO NW 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 39N E OF 136W 

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



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FROM 37N TO 45N E OF 130W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 

8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 45N E OF 131W AREA OF N TO NW 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN FINAL GALE WARNING 

ABOVE.



.LOW 47N163W 1001 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 42N TO 60N BETWEEN 

138W AND 154W...AND WITHIN 480 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 

30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N162W 1009 MB. WITHIN 660 NM E AND 

NE...AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 53N TO 59N BETWEEN 145W 

AND 157W S TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



.LOW 49N168W 1001 MB MOVING S 05 KT. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN 

FIRST GALE WARNING ABOVE...WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 480 NM W AND NW 

QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N168W 1007 MB. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN 

FIRST GALE WARNING ABOVE...WITHIN 600 NM SW...AND 480 NM W AND 

NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N BETWEEN 163E AND 160E E WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF 

49N159W...AND OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 44N TO 52N W OF 169W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 58N BETWEEN 143W AND 

162W...AND FROM 45N TO 55N W OF 171E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 60N BETWEEN 142W AND 

162W...AND FROM 46N TO 59N W OF 179E. 



.HIGH 31N128W 1019 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 49N137W 1029 MB MOVING NW 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N138W 1034 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 49N142W 1038 MB. 



.HIGH 41N168E 1026 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 47N175E 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N176E 1027 MB.



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 59N177W 1024 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.FORECASTER NOLT. 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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 23.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 25.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAY NEAR 22.7N 120.1W 1007 MB AT 1500 UTC

AUG 23 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE AND 45 NM

SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM

22N TO 24N BETWEEN 119W AND 121.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.3N

123.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 120 NM

N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 23.3N

124.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 180 NM

NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST...LOW DISSIPATED. 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.



.FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 107W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N121W 1009 MB. FROM 08N TO 15N

BETWEEN 114W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD

MIX OF SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N128W 1008 MB. FROM 13N TO 17N

BETWEEN 125W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14.5N96W...

INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS

TO 8 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO

13.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND

95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...

NEAR 15N113.5W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO

E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF

OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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



.S OF 01.5S BETWEEN 101W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE AUG 23...



.TROPICAL STORM KAY...SCATTERED WEAK WITHIN 120 NM NW

QUADRANT.



.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 101W...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE

TO STRONG FROM 12.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 99W AND 106W. SCATTERED

MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 95W AND

110W.



.LOW PRES NEAR 10.5N116W 1008 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG

WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM NW QUADRANT. 



.GULF OF CALIFORNIA...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 24N TO

27N E OF 110.5W. 



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 09N74.5W TO 07N82W TO

09N100W TO 11.5N108W TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR 10.5N116W TO 09.5N124W

TO 12.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM

OF TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND 136W. 



$$

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

