High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
949 FZPN01 KWBC 230942 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC THU MAY 23 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 25. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 53N174E 987 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND S AND 240 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM E AND 600 NM S QUADRANTS AND 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N173W 996 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM SE AND S QUADRANTS AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM NW SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT N OF 58N SEAS 10 FT OR LESS. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N161W 1002 MB. WITHIN 720 NM S AND 540 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT N OF 59N SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. ...GALE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 41N157E 996 MB. FROM 36N TO 44N BETWEEN 160E AND 164E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 51N W OF 169E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 119W AND 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .LOW 60N148W 1008 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 58N141W TO 55N138W TO 50N141W. BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 133W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 59N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840 NM S AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 51N153W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N139W 1012 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT AND FROM 43N TO 58N BETWEEN 129W AND 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 47N124W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 420 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .LOW W OF AREA 49N151E 998 MB MOVING NE 15 KT AND SLOWING BY 12 HOURS. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST E. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 50N154E 1004 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW W OF AREA 41N157E IN WARNINGS SECTION. .FROM 42N TO 51N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W AREA OF NW WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 58N150W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE...480 NM SE AND 720 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 53N156W. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 137W AND 143W...FROM 45N TO 52N BETWEEN 173W AND 177W...FROM 53N TO 57N W OF 167W...AND FROM 48N TO 51N W OF 164E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 90 NM E OF A LINE FROM 45N163W TO 40N168W...N OF 58N BETWEEN 160W AND 178W...AND FROM 47N TO 51N W OF 168E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM 49N150W TO 40N167W...FROM 57N TO 61N BETWEEN 161W AND 176W...AND FROM 42N TO 49N W OF 172E. .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 THU MAY 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 15N136W TO 16N140W TO 06N140W TO 07N138W TO 11N136W TO 15N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N138W TO 12N139W TO 12N140W TO 09N140W TO 09N139W TO 11N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N127W TO 28N126W TO 28N123W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .12 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 0830 UTC THU MAY 23... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N110W TO 08N118W. ITCZ FROM 08N118W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 17N AND E OF 120W. $$ .FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.