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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC THU MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 32N163W 996 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 480 NM NE AND NW
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NW OF
CENTER. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE AND NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N167W 992 MB. WITHIN 720 NM E...600 NM
N...AND 720 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19
FT...HIGHEST W OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N169W 998 MB. FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN
151W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 37N TO 44N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W AND 140W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 47N TO 60N E OF 143W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 45N TO 56N E OF 135W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 44N TO 55N E OF 133W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW N OF AREA NEAR 66N170W 994 MB MOVING N 10 KT. N OF THE
ALEUTIANS WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 56N157W 1013 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 45N TO 59N BETWEEN
150W AND 175W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N150W 1012 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N133W 1018 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 40N TO 48N W OF 180W AREA OF SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 45N W OF 180W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 54N161W 997 MB. WITHIN 540
NM S...600 NM SE...AND 480 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA NEAR 61N179E 1000 MB. FROM 56N
TO 61N W OF 174W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 59N172W 1005 MB.
WITHIN 240 NM SW...900 NM SE...AND 480 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 50N W OF
180W...FROM 51N TO 53N BETWEEN 170W AND 175W...AND WITHIN 60 NM
FROM 44N146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 50N W OF 175W...AND N OF
57N BETWEEN 170W AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 53N W OF 174E...FROM 39N
TO 43N BETWEEN 158W AND 167W...FROM 48N TO 52N BETWEEN 155W AND
162W...AND FROM 58N TO 64N BETWEEN 164W AND 175W.

.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 THU MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 23N109W TO 24N110W TO 23N111W TO 22N111W TO 21N111W TO
21N110W TO 23N109W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N136W TO 12N137W TO 12N140W TO
08N140W TO 09N137W TO 11N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N134W TO 13N140W TO 06N140W TO
06N137W TO 09N133W TO 11N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N134W TO 13N135W TO 14N140W TO
07N140W TO 07N135W TO 11N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN E SWELL.

.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N103W TO 09N106W TO 07N106W TO
06N105W TO 06N103W TO 07N101W TO 10N103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N101W TO 09N105W TO 08N106W TO
06N105W TO 06N103W TO 07N101W TO 09N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N101W TO 11N104W TO 10N106W TO
08N106W TO 08N103W TO 09N101W TO 11N101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02.5S116.5W TO 02.5S120W TO 03.4S120W
TO 03.4S114.5W TO 02.5S116.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S102W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S100W TO 02S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S
TO SW SWELL.

.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N137.5W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139.5W TO 29.5N138W TO 30N137.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAY 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 13N87W TO 06N114W. ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 06N114W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N
TO 12N AND E OF 108W AND ALONG THE ITCZ AND W OF 126W.


.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

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