

934 

FZPN01 KWBC 292148

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC MON AUG 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC AUG 29. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 30. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 31. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 40N160E TO 32N170E AREA 

OF E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 37N160E TO 33N167E AREA OF E 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS W OF AREA. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 52N137W 1000 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 360 NM E QUADRANT 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N AND 

BETWEEN 480 NM AND 720 NM SW AND WITHIN 180 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 50N135W 1006 MB. 

FROM 43N TO 58N BETWEEN 144W AND 125W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 

FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N134W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 600 

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



.LOW 41N172W 1013 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 660 

NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DESCRIBED 

BELOW WITH LOW 46N176W. 



.LOW 41N179E 1006 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N176W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

AND WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 51N175W TO 

51N168W TO 32N168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N179E 996 MB. WITHIN 540 NM N AND 300 NM 

E QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM SE OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 

45N162W TO 37N168W TO 30N179W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



.FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 121W AND 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W AREA OF 

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



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

WATERS FROM 44N TO 56N W OF 167W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 55N BETWEEN 162W AND 

175E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 57N BETWEEN 156W AND 

175E. 



.HIGH 56N171W 1026 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 41N157W 1028 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N154W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N152W 1027 MB. 



.HIGH 33N130W 1024 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 33N179W 1015 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.FORECASTER LEE. 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 1800 UTC MON AUG 29.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 30.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 31.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 130.5W 951 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 29

MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT

GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE

QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120

NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 40 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 123W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN

MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 134.8W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

210 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE

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

8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 128W WINDS 20

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 139.4W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N AND 120 NM S

SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 31 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM N AND

150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 14N TO 26N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 144.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.6N 148.7W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 21.2N 153.7W. 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 108W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W WINDS

20KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC MON AUG 29...



.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 89W. 



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

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

13N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 17N

BETWEEN 95W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN

104W AND 121W.



$$

.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

