High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
712 FZPN01 KWBC 170402 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 0430 UTC FRI MAY 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 19. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 32N166W 995 MB MOVING W 05 KT. S OF A LINE FROM 30N180W TO 39N174W TO 40N166W TO 38N157W TO 30N151W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST W OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N169W 995 MB. S OF A LINE FROM 30N180W TO 38N175W TO 40N162W TO 40N158W TO 30N151W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N168W 1001 MB. WITHIN 360 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT WITHIN 780 NM E QUADRANT OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .E OF A LINE FROM 47N130W TO 56N138W AREA OF NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 47N TO 50N E OF 128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .FROM 37N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 44N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 57N153W 1013 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE...AND 480 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N139W 1017 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW 49N174E 1014 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO 45N172E TO 45N160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N169W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LO 57N159W DESCRIBED BELOW. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N176W 1001 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N159W 1001 MB WITHIN 300 NM N...360 NM E...540 NM SE...AND 360 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW W OF AREA NEAR 54N166E 999 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE...AND 480 NM E QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 50N W OF 180W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 57N W OF 166W...FROM 45N TO 53N BETWEEN 174W AND 165W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 43N175E TO 52N164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 56N TO 60N BETWEEN 171W AND 151W...AND FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN 168W AND 158W. .FORECASTER BYRD. 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 0000 UTC FRI MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .18 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S AND W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S AND W OF 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 02S100W TO 01S114W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU MAY 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 11N90W TO 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE SITUATED NEAR 10N104W TO 07N118W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N118W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 84W AND 108W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ALSO SEEN ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND REGIONAL WATERS S OF 06N, AND ALONG PARTS OF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA. .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$