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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC FRI MAY 24 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 48N173W 995 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NW AND
540 NM E QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 51N166W TO
42N167W TO 33N173W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N168W 990 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W AND NW
SEMICIRCLES AND 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO 50N157W TO
48N149W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
1020 NM SE AND 540 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 55N170W 994 MB
AND SECOND CENTER 53N150W 998 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SW AND 360 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER AND 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF SECOND
CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360
NM S AND NE QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER AND 480 NM E AND 960 NM S
QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 38N159E 1002 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NE
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N171E 1005 MB. WITHIN 540 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N179E 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 32N171E 1007 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF
33N AND BETWEEN 176E AND 167E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N177E 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE
FROM 36N178W TO LOW CENTER TO 30N172E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N170W 1010 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W AREA OF
NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 31N TO 52N
BETWEEN 135W AND 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 56N BETWEEN 142W AND
170W AND FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 162W AND 174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 58N BETWEEN 132W AND
152W AND FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 150W AND 176W.

.HIGH 54N140W 1020 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 52N139W BELOW.

.HIGH 37N142W 1032 MB DRIFTING S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N142W 1030 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N141W 1030 MB.

.HIGH 52N150W 1023 MB MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N139W 1020 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 50N162E 1018 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.FORECASTER ACHORN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 17N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 2145 UTC FRI MAY 24...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 11.5N134W
...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N134W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N88W
1010 MB TO 09N95W TO 11N102W TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N106W 1009 MB TO
10N117W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N121W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND
90W...AND FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 101W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W
AND 107W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF
AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S
OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 127W...AND ALSO WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS
BETWEEN 132W AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.