

574 

FZPN01 KWBC 260348

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC FRI AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC AUG 26. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 27. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 28. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 129W AND 134W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.

SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 56N BETWEEN 124W AND 140W N

TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 900 NM N AND NW OF A LINE FROM 38N141W

TO 48N125W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 47N TO 52N BETWEEN 125W AND 150W...AND

WITHIN 120 NM OF 58N151W...W TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 41N167W 1011 MB MOVING NW 10 KT.

FROM 34N TO 45N BETWEEN 159W AND 163W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8

TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 48N BETWEEN 157W AND 174W...AND

WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM

48N164W TO 57N150W...WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N172W 1010 MB. WITHIN 540 NM NE...660 NM

SE...AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS N OF 30N...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS

TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N174W 1015 MB. WITHIN 720 NM SE QUADRANT

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 41N W OF 166E

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

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 40N W OF 163E SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 42N161E TO 36N165E TO 30N163E

S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N

TO 44N W OF 170E S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 58N177E 1006 MB MOVING SE 10 KT...WILL TURN W AFTER 24

HOURS. WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 540 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N179W 1016 MB. FROM 55N TO 63N BETWEEN

169W AND 179E WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N178E 1017 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 360 NM N OF A

LINE FROM 53N142W TO 42N165W...OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 46N

BETWEEN 175W AND 174E...AND FROM 44N TO 51N W OF 174E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 53N BETWEEN 150W AND

169W...W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 65N166W TO 57N174W...WITHIN 120 NM

OF 52N178E...AND FROM 45N TO 56N W OF 173E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 154W AND

176W...W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 65N167W TO 58N174W...AND FROM 47N

TO 57N W OF 177E.



.HIGH 48N145W 1041 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 47N150W 1036 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N154W 1030 MB. 



.HIGH 58N159W 1027 MB MOVING N 15 KT WILL BECOME NEARLY

STATIONARY AFTER 24 HOURS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 63N163W 1027 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.HIGH 48N174W 1025 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 53N166W 1026 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.HIGH 42N173E 1028 MB DRIFTING SW.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N170E 1026 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 31N133W 1019 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N131W 1020 MB. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 46N169E 1025 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 49N165E 1026 MB.



.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 0000 UTC FRI AUG 26.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 27.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 28.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 17.0N 113.8W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG

26 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT

GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N

SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

45 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.8N 115.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 75 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.0N 119.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

120 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 29 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO

11 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NE

SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 124.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 129.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.5N 134.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 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.



.LOW PRES NEAR 13N132W 1008 MB MOVING W 13 KT. FROM 09N TO 11N

BETWEEN 132W AND 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 124W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND

NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 131W AND 136W.    

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

14N136W 1009 MB. WITHIN 270 NM E QUADRANT AND 180 NM S

SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 210 NM

NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE

SWELL. 

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

15N139W 1004 MB. WITHIN 210 NM SE SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE N TO NE

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W...

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

SEAS  TO 8 FT. 

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



.FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.12 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 0215 UTC FRI AUG 26...



.TROPICAL STORM LESTER...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 45 NM NW

QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN

75W NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM W QUADRANT.



.LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13N132W...NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW

QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN

120 NM NW QUADRANT.



.SCATTERED MODERATE SE OF MONSOON TROUGH WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE

FROM 07N85W TO 06N89W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11N89W TO 09N100W TO 11N108W.

IT RESUMES AT 13N121W TO LOW PRES AT 13N132W 1008MB TO BEYOND

10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF

AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 98W...AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN

132W AND 138W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS

BETWEEN 89W AND 93W.



$$

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

