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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC TUE AUG 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1800 UTC AUG 02 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 03 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 04 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 39N64W 1012 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW WINDS 

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N54W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 43N BETWEEN 

48W AND 65W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N43W 1000 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW 

EXCEPT 360 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 

ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 48N BETWEEN 35W AND 50W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS TO 12 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 40N50W 1009 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 300 NM 

S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N40W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW 

EXCEPT 300 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA.



.FROM 47N TO 55N BETWEEN 35W AND 45W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 53N37W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND SW 

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF FORECAST AREA.



.HIGH 43N37W 1021 MB MOVING NE 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.HIGH 55N58W 1024 MB MOVING SE 15 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 50N53W 1022 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N58W 1023 MB.



.HIGH 48N62W 1024 MB DRIFTING SE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 43N69W 1022 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N67W 1022 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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 02.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 03.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 04.



.WARNINGS.



...CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 16.4N 81.5W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 02

MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT

GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...40 NM

SE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N

SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 90

NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER

AREA FROM 12.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 17.0N 86.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 60 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE AND 30 NM SW

QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 75 NM SW

SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270

NM NE AND 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11

FT. REMAINDER CARIBBEAN FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 81W...AND FROM 13N

TO 17N BETWEEN 74W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN

MIXED SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 18.0N

90.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT INLAND NEAR

CENTER. CARIBBEAN FROM 18N TO 21N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL OVER WATER NEAR 19.0N

94.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARL INLAND NEAR 20.0N

98.5W. 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.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



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

TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N E OF 92W N TO NE 

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



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



$$

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

