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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC FRI MAY 24 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT
TO 50N 160E

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 57N176W 994 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 49N TO 55N BETWEEN
170W AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
51N179W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS AND 420 NM
NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF
58N SEAS 10 FT OR LESS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N164W 1001 MB. FROM 51N TO 56N BETWEEN
160W AND 173W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 780 NM S...600 NM SW AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N148W 999 MB. BETWEEN 300 NM AND 660 NM
SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
900 NM OF LOW CENTER...EXCEPT 420 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 41N155E 995 MB. FROM 31N TO 49N
BETWEEN 160E AND 167E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 48N153E 984 MB. FROM 35N TO 48N
W OF 168E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 50N152E 981 MB. FRONT TO
EXTEND FROM 51N162E TO 42N167E TO 31N160E. WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONT N OF 34N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 56N173E TO 52N178E TO 30N168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 119W AND 133W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W AREA OF
NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW 58N134W 1007 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 660 NM SW QUADRANT
AND FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 145W AND 154W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 57N145W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 42N TO 55N E OF 137W AREA
OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 41N TO 50N E OF 131W AREA OF W WINDS LESS
THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 155W AND 165W AREA OF SE WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 158W AND 168W AREA OF
E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 159W AND 171W AREA OF
E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.LOW W OF AREA NEAR 49N153E 1004 MB DRIFTING SW 05 KT. WITHIN
720 NM SE AND 360 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW
41N155E IN WARNINGS SECTION.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 39N TO 45N
BETWEEN 160W AND 168W...WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 58N163W
TO 58N173W TO 56N172E...AND FROM 47N TO 51N W OF 164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM
51N152W TO 40N169W...FROM 56N TO 62N W OF 160W...FROM 39N TO 47N
BETWEEN 155W AND 168W AND FROM 40N TO 51N W OF 171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 59N BETWEEN 157W AND
170W...FROM 46N TO 54N BETWEEN 179W AND 162E...AND WITHIN 180 NM
E OF A LINE FROM 46N165E TO 40N166E.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. 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 MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 14N133W TO 17N135W TO 16N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N134W TO
14N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N138W TO 14N140W TO 07N140W TO
08N139W TO 11N138W TO 14N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0230 UTC FRI MAY 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N111W TO
08N119W. ITCZ FROM 08N119W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 05N TO 10N AND E OF 94W...AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 110W
AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.