High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
470 FZPN02 KWBC 080525 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0545 UTC WED MAY 08 2024 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. 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 0000 UTC MAY 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 10. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 56N146W 990 MB MOVING N 10 KT. FROM 48N TO 60N BETWEEN 133W AND 150W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 660 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N147W 1008 MB. N OF 55N BETWEEN 137W AND 151W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 52N E OF 151W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW W OF AREA 47N152E 1000 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. FROM 44N TO 52N W OF 168E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 51N160E 998 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 54N170E TO 46N173E TO 39N163E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA 53N163E 986 MB. W OF A LINE FROM 56N172E TO 47N179E TO 39N170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE...780 NM SE AND 1020 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N171E 978 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N AND NE...AND 300 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 51N169E. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 720 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N179W 986 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 51N171W TO 43N175W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 780 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 50N177E. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 60N176W 1005 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 540 NM S AND 480 SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N173W 999 MB. WITHIN 120 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N166W 1001 MB. WITHIN 180 NM W AND 240 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 58N BETWEEN 163W AND 175W AND WITHIN 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N156W 1007 MB. FROM 52N TO 55N BETWEEN 152W AND 159W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 47N TO 57N BETWEEN 147W AND 161W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF LOW. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N166W 1010 MB MOVING NE 30 KT AND SECOND LOW 41N160W 1012 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF MAIN LOW FROM AND WITHIN 480 NM E AND 300 NM SE QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 44N160W 1010 MB. FROM 38N TO 45N BETWEEN 161W AND 169W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 48N150W 1010 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 157W AND 169W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N144W 1011 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 360 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N143W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E OF A LINE FROM 60N143W TO 52N141W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 50N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 119W AND A LINE FROM 47N125W TO 37N132W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 47N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 42N160E 1004 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 40N148W TO 30N158W. WITHIN 480 NM W OF THE FRONT AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 55N TO 58N BETWEEN 141W AND 150W...N OF 58N BETWEEN 174W AND 177W...AND FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 160E AND 168E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 59N BETWEEN 140W AND 150W...FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 146W AND 151W...FROM 54N TO 57N BETWEEN 163W AND 167W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 56N174E TO 51N178E TO 38N161E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 59N E OF 149W...FROM 49N TO 56N BETWEEN 160W AND 177E...WITHIN 180 NM SE AND S OF A LINE FROM 44N179E TO 42N160E...AND N OF 51N W OF 167E. .LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N159W TO 56N169W TO 60N179W. .24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N160W TO 57N178W. .48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 59N166W TO 58N170W TO 60N180W. .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 0000 UTC WED MAY 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 10. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N124W TO 28N123W TO 28N121W TO 28N118W TO 30N117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N131W TO 28N127W TO 26N123W TO 27N118W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N129W TO 26N123W TO 26N120W TO 27N118W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WITHIN 09N130W TO 11N132W TO 12N140W TO 07N140W TO 05N133W TO 06N130W TO 09N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .18 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 0350 UTC WED MAY 8... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N94W TO 07N101W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 08N114W TO 05N128W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 123W AND 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N E OF 102W. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 08 2024. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 09 2024. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 10 2024. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FRONT 30N176W 29N174E 30N170E MOVING E 25 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N165W 26N175W 26N179E. SEE WINDS BELOW. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N158W 26N170W 27N180E. SEE WINDS AND SEAS BELOW. .TROUGH 26N179W 30N173W MOVING E SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT IMMEDIATELY ABOVE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 15N160E 18N180W 30N159W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF LINE 19N160E 15N171E 16N175W 30N159W. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 05N AND 15N E OF 170E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 05N BETWEEN 169W AND 148W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN AREA 00N168W 09N170E 13N170E 14N175W 10N141W 00N145W. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE 18N160E 15N175E 20N180E 30N159W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06N TO 12N E OF 173E. .OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. .ITCZ 07N140W 08N143W 04N153W 04N166W 01N179W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF ITCZ E OF 146W. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 163E...AND S OF 08S BETWEEN 166E AND 173E. $$ .FORECASTER POWELL. HONOLULU HI.