High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
530 FZPN01 KWBC 171620 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC FRI MAY 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 19. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 32N168W 994 MB MOVING W 05 KT. WITHIN 840 NM E...600 NM N...AND 720 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N169W 997 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 152W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N167W 1003 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 150W AND 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 34N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 124W AND 131W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 44N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 61N179E 998 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 59N170W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NW...360 NM SW...840 NM SE...AND 240 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 57N155W 1002 MB. FROM 52N TO 61N BETWEEN 142W AND 167W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N151W 1004 MB. FROM 53N TO 61N BETWEEN 140W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 57N148W 1014 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW AND 480 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N132W 1018 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 55N TO 54N E OF 131W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .N AND E OF A LINE FROM 45N128W TO 51N133W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 40N TO 46N W OF 180W AREA OF SW TO W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 53N162E 999 MB. N OF 43N W OF 174E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NW OF AREA NEAR 53N161E 992 MB. WITHIN 660 NM S...AND 780 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 50N W OF 175W...AND N OF 57N BETWEEN 170W AND 179W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 53N W OF 173E...FROM 40N TO 42N BETWEEN 163W AND 169W...FROM 50N TO 52N BETWEEN 155W AND 159W...AND FROM 57N TO 62N BETWEEN 162W AND 174W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 49N BETWEEN 152W AND 167W...N OF 58N BETWEEN 144W AND ALASKA...WITHIN 60 NM OF 58N165W...AND FROM 53N TO 56N W OF 179W. .FORECASTER EHRBAR. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. NWS 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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 11N135W TO 13N140W TO 07N140W TO 06N139W TO 07N136W TO 11N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 09N101W TO 11N102W TO 11N105W TO 09N107W TO 05N104W TO 06N102W TO 09N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138.5W TO 30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 30N139W TO 30N138.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S116W TO 02S118W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S115W TO 02S116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S100W TO 01S105W TO 02S109W TO 03.4S110W TO 03.4S100W TO 01S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAY 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N86W TO 15N102W TO 07N113W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N113W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05N-17N EAST OF 108W. .FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$