

290 

FZNT01 KWBC 290355

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC MON AUG 29 2016 



CCODE/2:31:04:11:00/AOW+AOE/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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). 



PAN PAN 



NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W 



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 29 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 30 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 31 



.WARNINGS. 



.FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HURRICANE GASTON PLEASE SEE MIAMI 

PART 2 BELOW.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEAR 32.2N 72.1W 1010 MB AT 0300 UTC

AUG 29 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 33.5N 74.6W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE...30 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW

QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 34.9N 75.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 30 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...40 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM

SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH 

SEAS TO 14 FT. 

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EIGHT NEAR 37.6N 71.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



...STORM WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N59W 998 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

360 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N48W 986 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 54N 

BETWEEN 35W AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST 

SW OF THE LOW CENTER. 



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 54N38W 988 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 360 NM 

SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 

40N TO 59N BETWEEN 35W AND 48W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF FORECAST AREA. FROM 47N TO 60N 

BETWEEN 35W AND 42W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON IN PART 2 BELOW 

FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 51W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 

11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

IN PART 2 BELOW FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 

33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH HURRICANE GASTON 

IN PART 2 BELOW FROM 31N TO 37N BETWEEN 46W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 

33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH TROPICAL STORM 

EIGHT ABOVE FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED WITH TROPICAL STORM 

EIGHT ABOVE FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 60N W OF 51W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 

30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 63N W OF 55W AREA OF N WINDS TO 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 55N TO 56N 

BETWEEN 35W AND 40W AND WITHIN 120 NM OF 61N63W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. 



.HIGH 44N58W 1026 MB MOVING E 30 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N44W 1023 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH E OF FORECAST AREA.



.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N64W 1020 MB. 



.FORECASTER COLLINS. 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 0000 UTC MON AUG 29.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 30.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 31.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 30.6N 55.2W 957 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 29

MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 0 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT

GUSTS 130 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E

SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12

FT OR GREATER WITHIN 220 NM NE...150 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 190

NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST

WATERS WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12

FT. REMAINDER OF AREA OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 50W

AND 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 31.4N 54.9W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW

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

SEAS TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 49W AND 60W WINDS 20

TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 33.0N 51.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 100 NM W SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE

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

SEAS TO 34 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN

46W AND 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 35.5N 46.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GASTON NEAR 37.4N 38.7W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM GASTON NEAR 37.7N 33.0W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.



...GULF OF MEXICO TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 23.4N 82.7W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC

AUG 29 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 150 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER E WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 23.8N 85.4W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 25.1N 87.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 50 NM NE...30 NM SE...20 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS.

SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14

FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20

TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 27.0N 86.3W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 29.1N 82.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM NINE NEAR 31.2N 78.3W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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.



.CARIBBEAN 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



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



$$

.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

