High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
802 FZPN01 KWBC 221012 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC WED MAY 22 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MAY 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 49N164E 982 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S AND 180 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM S AND 540 NM E QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N175E 986 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW AND 360 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST IN S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 660 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N172W 996 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS AND 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 58N152W 1009 MB MOVING E 10 KT. FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 147W AND 152W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 54N BETWEEN 140W AND 152W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N143W 1012 MB. WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 600 NM SE...720 NM S AND 540 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N137W 1012 MB. FROM 44N TO 58N BETWEEN 129W AND 143W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW INLAND NEAR 51N121W 1005 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. FROM 47N TO 51N E OF 129W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 42N TO 53N E OF 132W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND. FROM 42N TO 52N E OF 132W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 129W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .LOW 59N169W 996 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM S AND W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 53N170W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. N OF 54N BETWEEN 155W AND 162W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .WITHIN 300 NM E OF A LINE FROM 51N150W TO 45N157W TO 30N160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 50N154E 997 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 50N159E 1006 MB. FROM 45N TO 51N W OF 178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 57N151W TO 43N160W...N OF 57N BETWEEN 160W AND 175W...WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 48N169E TO 41N165E...AND FROM 48N TO 53N W OF 177E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 55N BETWEEN 134W AND 143W...WITHIN 120 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 46N145W TO 42N155W...AND FROM 52N TO 57N W OF 168W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 44N BETWEEN 154W AND 168W...N OF 58N BETWEEN 160W AND 178W AND FROM 47N TO 51N W OF 169E. .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 0600 UTC WED MAY 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 12N108W 1007 MB. WITHIN 08N99W TO 10N105W TO 08N108W TO 07N107W TO 05N103W TO 05N100W TO 08N99W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 30N117W TO 29N138W TO 24N140W TO 26N133W TO 26N124W TO 28N117W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N128W TO 28N128W TO 27N124W TO 28N121W TO 30N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WITHIN 16N133W TO 23N140W TO 06N140W TO 08N136W TO 13N133W TO 16N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N137W TO 14N137W TO 15N140W TO 04N140W TO 06N138W TO 12N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N137W TO 12N139W TO 13N140W TO 07N140W TO 08N137W TO 11N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED MAY 22... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N87W TO A 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N108W TO 08N119W. ITCZ FROM 08N119W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SOUTH OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AND E OF 115W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.