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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 46N174W 995 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM N...300 NM
NW...AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM
49N168W TO 40N170W TO 30N177W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N170W 990 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW AND
600 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N...720 NM E...AND 840 NM SE QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 56N168W 990 MB.
WITHIN 300 NM W QUADRANT AND 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER
TO 52N152W TO 49N144W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 60N BETWEEN 140W AND 178W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 38N157E 1001 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E
AND NE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N167E 1005 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 540
NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N179E 1008 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 40N BETWEEN 122W AND 126W AREA OF
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF
NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LOW 50N140W 1016 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN W TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N129W 1015 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N167W 1013 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW 45N124W 1014 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 31N167E 1006 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF
32N AND BETWEEN 175E AND 166E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N174E 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE
FROM 36N178W TO LOW CENTER TO 30N170E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N172W 1010 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 31N TO 52N
BETWEEN 138W AND 180W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 128W AND
134W AND FROM 31N TO 54N BETWEEN 142W AND 176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 55N BETWEEN 135W AND
152W AND FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 152W AND 180W.

.HIGH 55N142W 1020 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 52N141W BELOW.

.HIGH 38N142W 1031 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N143W 1029 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N142W 1029 MB.

.HIGH 52N153W 1022 MB MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N141W 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 58N162W 1022 MB MOVING NE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED INLAND OVER ALASKA.

.HIGH 51N163E 1018 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 48N164E 1017 MB.
.48 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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 25.
HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 19N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W...AND N OF 20N
BETWEEN 113W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N108W 1008 MB...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N110W 1008 MB...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.24 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAY 24...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION N OF 11N BETWEEN 85W
AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N88W
1010 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N106W 1009MB TO 08N120W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.