

816 

FZNT01 KWBC 170335

HSFAT1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 UTC WED AUG 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC AUG 17 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 18 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 19 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 63N36W 991 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. WITHIN 120 NM NW QUADRANT 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 60N E OF 

GREENLAND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N37W 998 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW SEMICIRCLE 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 63N37W 1006 MB. N OF 60N E OF GREENLAND 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N61W 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND 480 NM 

S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N49W 1000 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE 

AND WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 

SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 62N48W 998 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 420 NM NW AND 300 

NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 61N48W 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF THE 

GREENLAND W COAST WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.LOW 41N46W 1014 MB MOVING E 35 KT. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.HIGH 31N53W 1026 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.HIGH 47N45W 1019 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 41N62W 1025 MB MOVING E 30 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N49W 1021 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N35W 1019 MB.



.FORECASTER NOLT. 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 WED AUG 17.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 18.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 19.



.WARNINGS.



...ATLC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX NEAR 12.6N 34.1W 1008 MB AT 0300 UTC

AUG 17 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20

TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 15.2N 37.2W. MAXIMUM

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

WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW

QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM

NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 18.1N 40.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW

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

120 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 20.0N 43.2W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 22.5N 46.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SIX NEAR 25.0N 50.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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.



.ATLC S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W 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.

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND

81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N AND S

OF A LINE FROM 14N70W TO 18N71W TO 14N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N AND S

OF A LINE FROM 16N69W TO 18N73W TO 14N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF

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



.CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE

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

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST 19N TO 20N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W...INCLUDING THE

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



.CARIBBEAN S OF 17N AND W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

HONDURAS...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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N AND W OF 86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF

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

.36 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.



$$

.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

