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FZNT01 KWBC 221559

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1630 UTC MON AUG 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC AUG 22 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 23 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 24 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NE OF A WARM FRONT FROM 61N65W 

TO 54N51W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 67N60W TO 

6061N53W AREA OF SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 

63N63W DESCRIBED BELOW. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 43N69W 1006 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W OF A COLD 

FRONT FROM LOW 43N69W TO 58N58W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 

FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 58N58W 996 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 480 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N63W 990 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE 

FROM 63N63W TO 60N53W TO 56N47W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 

FT. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 53N TO 60N E OF 38W AREA OF N TO NW 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



.LOW 42N63W 1011 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



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

WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 62N65W TO 55N54W TO 50N47W TO 45N40W. 

PATHCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 

BY 49N52W TO 47N47W TO 43N52W TO 47N56W TO 49N52W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 43N BETWEEN 62W AND A LINE FROM 

67N56W TO 54N46W TO 43N46W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 60N BETWEEN 40W AND 49W 

AND W OF A LINE FROM 67N57W TO 62N52W. 



.HIGH 41N38W 1029 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N35W 1030 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N35W 1028 MB. 



.HIGH 58N47W 1021 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 57N44W 1021 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 32N50W 1024 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH INLAND 40N78W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N67W 1026 MB. 



.FORECASTER SIENKIEWICZ. 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 1200 UTC MON AUG 22.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 23.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 24.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...



.ATLC 30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...

E OF AREA NEAR 13N34W 1006 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO

17N E OF 37W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  

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

16N38W 1005 MB. WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40

KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 180 NM SW

SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 24.6N 59.7W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC

AUG 22 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT.

WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA NEAR 26.1N 63.5W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NE AND

30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 28.1N

66.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM

NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 30.0N

68.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FIONA NEAR 31.5N

68.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.120 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.



.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 49W WITH LOW PRES NEAR 15N49W 1010 MB.

FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 47W AND 50W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W WITH LOW NEAR 15N56W

1011 MB. FROM 16N TO 19N BETWEEN 54W AND 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WITH LOW NEAR 16N63W

1012 MB. FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 59W AND 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS

20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W NE TO

E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.



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



$$

.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

