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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC MON APR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC APR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 01.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 50N169E 974 MB MOVING NE 10 KT WILL TURN E AFTER 24 HOURS.
WITHIN 360 NM S AND E SEMICIRCLES WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO
19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 41N160E TO 31N170E TO 50N175W
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N171E 979 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM
36N179W TO 48N165W TO 58N171W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N170W 996 MB.
WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 46N177E TO 43N170W TO 51N153W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 32N TO 38N E OF 124W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N E OF 129W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N
BETWEEN 118W AND 129W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 42N
BETWEEN 118W AND 130W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N134W 1006 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
44N TO 53N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N124W 1018 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 46N150E 990 MB. FROM 33N TO
44N W OF 164E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N160E 981 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E...720 NM
SE...AND 420 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 34N160E TO 35N169E TO 40N176E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 52N162W 1009 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE
AND FROM 43N TO 48N BETWEEN 154W AND 149W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 52N154W 1009 MB
AND A SECOND NEW CENTER 51N146W 1009 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST CENTER...AND WITHIN 180 NM SW AND 300 NM NE
AND SE QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 48N132W 1014 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM S AND SE OF FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 44N150W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.LOW 35N165W 1011 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT
AND FROM 30N TO 39N BETWEEN 155W AND 160W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N163W 1013 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 52N TO 56N
BETWEEN 165W AND 159W...FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN 155W AND
163W...AND FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 165E AND 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 44N BETWEEN 153W AND
162W...FROM 50N TO 53N BETWEEN 175E AND 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 49N BETWEEN 179W AND
162W...FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 158W AND 144W...AND FROM 37N TO
50N W OF 162E.
.LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N BETWEEN 170W AND 177W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 166W AND
177W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 58N172W TO 60N179W.

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. 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 1800 UTC MON APR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY  1.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N126W TO 27N126W TO 25N123W TO 26N120W TO
28N117W TO 30N117W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 30N130W TO 26N130W TO
24N126W TO 24N120W TO 27N116W TO 30N117W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N117W TO 29N134W TO 23N136W TO
22N125W TO 26N116W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 14N122W TO 24N140W TO 06N140W TO 09N120W TO 14N122W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC MON APR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 11N90W TO 08N100W. ITCZ FROM
08N100W TO 07N110W TO 08N120W...AND FROM 05N131W TO 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH
AND ITCZ BETWEEN 95W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC APR 29 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 30 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 01 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAK FRONT 30N166E 28N163E 27N160E MOVING NE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 30N172E 29N169E 30N166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED.

.WEAK FRONT 30N161W 27N163W 25N166W MOVING E SLOWLY.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO TROUGH 30N162W 20N164W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N163W 24N164W.

.TROUGH 30N168W 26N171W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N164W 26S165W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH 26N166E 21N167E 17N165E MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N165E 22N163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LINE 25N145W 11N164W 06N160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 06N
W OF 180E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 16N TO 07N
E OF 164W.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 12N TO 05N E OF 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS LOWERED TO 8 FT OR LOWER.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.ITCZ 05N140W 04N143W 04N151W 02N160W 03N175W 02N172E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ E OF 144W...AND FROM 09N TO
02N BETWEEN 157W AND 175W.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.