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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC FRI AUG 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 05 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 06 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 07 



.WARNINGS. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW JUST E OF AREA 48N33W 989 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 

23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS E OF AREA. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 52N56W 1004 MB MOVING E 25 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N44W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND S 

QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST E OF AREA 52N33W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 

NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 

FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 35W AND 47W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 

10 FT. 

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



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW INLAND NEAR 54N80W 992 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 120 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 65N76W TO 61N64W WINDS 20 

TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 56N72W 988 MB. WITHIN 480 NM N AND 

600 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 57N76W 996 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 



...GALE WARNING...

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 52N61W 995 MB. EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH 

LOW 57N76W ABOVE WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANTS AND FROM 36N TO 52N 

BETWEEN 58W AND 43W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 

NE QUADRANT.  



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 37N64W 1014 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S QUADRANT 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N58W 1013 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 240 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N41W 1018 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 



.FROM 57N TO 59N BETWEEN 35W AND 46W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 

THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 35N67W 

TO 31N74W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 34N59W TO 

33N66W TO 31N79W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 

FT. 



.DENSE FOG VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM OVER FORECAST WATERS 

W OF A LINE FROM 58N54W TO 49N50W. 24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG 

FROM 46N TO 50N BETWEEN 52W AND 44W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG W OF A LINE FROM 57N55W TO 50N40W. 



.HIGH 41N52W 1023 MB MOVING E 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 61N51W 1019 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 63N58W 1018 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 64N60W 1021 MB. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 60N38W 1019 MB. 



.FORECASTER MUSONDA. 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 FRI AUG 05.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 06.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 07.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 18.8N95.0W 1001 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 05

MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS

60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE...

100 NM NE AND 110 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN

75 NM NE...45 NM SE...15 NM SW AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS

TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO

33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF LINE FROM 22.5N96W

TO 18.5N92W. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM EARL INLAND NEAR 18.8N96.1W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WITHIN 

100 NM NE...40 NM SE...20 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. 

SEAS 12 TO 14 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF

94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST EARL POST TROPICAL LOW INLAND NEAR 18.8N96.9W

1011 MB. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INLAND NEAR CENTER. OVER WATER WINDS

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 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 



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



$$

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

