High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
500 FZPN01 KWBC 110936 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC SAT MAY 11 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 13. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 56N160W 992 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM NE AND 360 NM AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 54N153W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM NE...660 NM SE...360 NM SW AND NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT FROM 47N154W TO 39N164W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SEAS TO 11 FT N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N150W 998 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 60N148W TO 59N143W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 58N142W TO 55N138W...BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM S QUADRANT AND N OF 58N BETWEEN 163W AND 169W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 48N172E 996 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN 177E AND 163E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 44N169E. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...780 NM SE...720 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 10 FT N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N178W 998 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S...300 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE...600 NM SE...960 NM SW AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N157W 998 MB. WITHIN 600 NM SE AND 300 NM SW QUADRANTS...WITHIN 180 NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 49N153W TO 43N163W AND FROM 36N TO 59N BETWEEN 163W AND 177E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 44N175W. SEAS TO 9 FT N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 180 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 40N132W TO 45N125W AND FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 125W AND 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 44N E OF 127W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 30N TO 32N BETWEEN 156W AND 169W AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N W OF 173E AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N W OF 178W AREA OF NE TO E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 45N TO 55N W OF 170E AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 57N BETWEEN 141W AND 154W...N OF 55N BETWEEN 154W AND 165W...INCLUDING COOK INLET AND FROM 44N TO 51N W OF 177W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 58N BETWEEN 140W AND 151W...FROM 45N TO 48N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W...WITHIN 90 NM N OF A LINE FROM 52N169W TO 50N178E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 53N BETWEEN 145W AND 148W...WITHIN 90 NM N OF A LINE FROM 55N152W TO 53N161W AND N OF 50N W OF 170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N BETWEEN 166W AND 170W. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 0600 UTC SAT MAY 11. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 12. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 13. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 22N112W TO 21N114W TO 19N116W TO 17N115W TO 18N113W TO 19N111W TO 22N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 13N137W TO 13N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N137W TO 11N136W TO 13N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N138W TO 13N140W TO 08N140W TO 09N138W TO 10N137W TO 11N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. .30 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 SAT MAY 11... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N86W TO 11N98W TO 07N109W. ITCZ FROM 07N109W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W...AND FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W. .FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$