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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC THU MAY 23 2013

CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT TO
50N 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 30N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND
131W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N
BETWEEN 118W AND 126W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W AREA OF
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N124W 1008 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM W
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 41N
TO 58N BETWEEN 126W AND 140W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 54N124W 1007 MB. FROM 40N TO 56N
BETWEEN 126W AND 136W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 38N177E 999 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
WITHIN 420 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES AND 600 NM SE
QUADRANT N OF 30N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 42N177E 997 MB AND
A SECOND CENTER 43N175W 1003 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF
FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 480 NM E AND NE AND 720 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER N OF 30N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N173W 995 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM
NE...BETWEEN 180 NM AND 840 NM SE...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 540 NM
SW...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 57N174E 1005 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST NW OF AREA 60N179E 1007 MB. WITHIN 240
NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED NW OF AREA WITH CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 141W AND 157W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 133W AND 142W AREA OF W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST W OF AREA 38N159E 1006 MB. WITHIN 300
NM E AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 34N TO 58N
BETWEEN 146W TO 171W AND FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 176W AND 169E
AND FROM 45N TO 51N W OF 164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 32N TO 56N BETWEEN 139W AND
179E AND FROM 46N TO 50N W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 47N BETWEEN 131W AND 147W
AND FROM 31N TO 58N BETWEEN 147W AND 178E.

.HIGH 43N143W 1035 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N142W 1033 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N142W 1031 MB.

.HIGH 49N178W 1020 MB MOVING NE 30 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 58N164W 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH N OF AREA OVER ALASKA.

.HIGH 48N167E 1018 MB DRIFTING W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 56N142W 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 56N144W 1019 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 58N149W 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 56N144W ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 51N155W 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 53N152W 1020 MB.

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 126W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 25N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF 27N E OF 129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 21N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 120W...HIGHEST E OF
125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA N OF 13N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 09N136W TO 13N130W. N OF 12.5N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF
TROUGH BETWEEN 129W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W
AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N140W TO 13N135W. WITHIN 180 NM
NW OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED JUST TO THE W OF AREA. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W AND S OF 03N
BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W AND S OF 05N
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. S OF 02N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU MAY 23...
.LOW PRES NEAR 10N102W 1009 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N101W TO 08N103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 11N90W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 10N102W 1009 MB TO 09N114W TO 07N130W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS
TO ITCZ AXIS...AND CONTINUES TO 11N132W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 84W
AND 87W...WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 129W AND 30
NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN
90 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 121W.

.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N174E TO 28N160E MOVING E 25 KT. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 175E AND 169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 29N170E TO 30N168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 29N161W TO 23N168W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 28N155W TO 21N156W NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N156W TO 24N156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 30N158W TO 27N158W.

.TROUGH FROM 04N160E TO 07N167E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM
04N TO 08N W OF 169E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 04N160E TO 07N167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA.

.TROUGH FROM 04N140W TO 03N143W MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 04N147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N142W TO 03N153W.

.RIDGE FROM 30N171W TO 24N177E TO 23N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT FROM 30N161E TO 29N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N168E TO 26N160E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS ENTIRE AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N E OF 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT NE OF A LINE FROM 30N154W TO
19N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 10N E OF 149W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 178W AND 179E.

$$

.FORECASTER BIRCHARD. HONOLULU HI.