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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 0000 UTC AUG 02 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 03 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 04 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N64W 1012 MB. FROM 34N TO 43N BETWEEN 

60W 70W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N59W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW 

CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N54W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE 

AND N QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE 

FROM 34N TO 45N BETWEEN 44W AND 59W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 

14 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 39N57W 1012 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 120 NM OF THE LOW 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N58W 1011 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE 

SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 53N46W 1010 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN 35W 

AND 56W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.WITHIN 120 NM S OF A FRONT FROM 41N35W TO 38N43W SW WINDS TO 25 

KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS E OF AREA.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 62N TO 65N W 

OF GREENLAND. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. 



.HIGH 56N61W 1026 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N55W 1025 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 50N51W 1022 MB. 



.HIGH 42N47W 1021 MB MOVING E 20 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 63N40W 1022 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 63N35W 1016 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N37W 1027 MB.



.FORECASTER LEE. 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 TUE AUG 02.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 03.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 04.



.WARNINGS.



...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 75W FROM 10N TO 23N WITH LOW

PRES NEAR 16.5N75W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NE AND 45 NM SW

SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE

FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.

SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W NE TO E

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W

E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  OVER ATLC WATERS S OF 23N

BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER ATLC WATERS S OF 24N

BETWEEN 65W AND 71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E

SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CARIBBEAN LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL

CYCLONE...NEAR 17N82W 1005 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120

NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16

FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W

AND 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N

BETWEEN 70W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  OVER

ATLC WATERS S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W...INCLUDING APPROACH TO

WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

17.5N87W 1003 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 60

NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO

13 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W

WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



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



$$

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

