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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC TUE APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 47N153W 1007 MB MOVING NW 20 KT.
WITHIN 540 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 140W AND 165W...FROM 40N TO
55N BETWEEN 140W AND 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N158W 996 MB. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 420 NM
N...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM NE...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM
E QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
56N151W. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 136W AND 150W...FROM
40N TO 50N BETWEEN 150W AND 176W...AND FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN
137W AND 180W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N157W 991 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N156W 997 MB. WITHIN 60 NM N OF A LINE
FROM 58N150W TO 58N154W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM NE...720 NM E...1200 NM SE...840 NM
SW...660 NM W...AND 720 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 58N150W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA NEAR 37N158E 996 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. FROM 30N TO
44N W OF 172E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 39N159E 996 MB. FROM 30N TO
48N W OF 173E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 44N155E 1001 MB. S OF 50N W
OF 177E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 30N TO 43N E OF 128W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORCECAST FROM 31N TO 44N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W AREA OF
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 44N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W AREA OF
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 46N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W AREA OF
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 46N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N W OF 175W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY NW OF A LINE FROM 60N172W TO
55N176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE
FROM 58N170W TO 60N178W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N165W TO 54N170W TO 58N176E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 58N166W TO 58N170W TO 60N177W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 57N164W TO 55N170W TO 59N179E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 50N165W 1007 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 40N TO THE ALEUTIANS
BETWEEN 160W AND 172W...AND N OF THE ALEUTIANS AND E OF 165W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED WITH LOW 55N158W IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.NW OF A LINE FROM 46N176E TO 60N172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED WITH LOW 55N158W IN
WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.

.E OF A LINE FROM 47N127W TO 50N130W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DISSIPATED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 48N
BETWEEN 148W AND 155W...FROM 45N TO 55N BETWEEN 162W AND
167W...N OF 55N BETWEEN 160W AND 165W...FROM 50N TO 60N BETWEEN
171W AND 178W...AND FROM 40N TO 42N W OF 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 49N TO 54N BETWEEN 150W AND
155W...N OF A LINE FROM 57N152W TO 53N162W TO 50N161W TO
56N170W...AND FROM 41N TO 45N W OF 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM NE OF A LINE FROM
55N154W TO 52N148W...WITHIN 120 NM W OF A LINE FROM 48N155W TO
55N160W...N OF THE ALEUTIANS BETWEEN 106W AND 170W...N OF 55N W
OF 180W...AND WITHIN 360 NM N OF A LINE FROM 45N160E TO 38N173E.


.FORECASTER EHRBAR. 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 1200 UTC TUE APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N89.5W TO 11.5N89.5W TO 10.5N91W TO 11N89.5W
TO 11N86.5W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30N122W TO 21N123W TO 24N140W TO 09N138W TO 00N107W TO
10N100W TO 30N122W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE... WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. S OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING N AND SW SWELL. N
OF 20N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N120W TO 18N133W TO 12N139W TO
09N137W TO 07N125W TO 09N117W TO 14N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN 24N114W TO 26N118W TO
22N116W TO 21N115W TO 20N113W TO 22N113W TO 24N114W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N131W TO 13N133W TO 13N138W TO
08N140W TO 08N134W TO 11N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED E AND SW SWELL.

.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03S102.5W TO 02.5S103.5W TO 03S113.5W
TO 03.4S114W TO 03.4S102.5W TO 03S102.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1510 UTC TUE APR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 06.5N77W TO 07.5N85W TO 05N100W. ITCZ
CONTINUES FROM 05N100W TO 06.5N123W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 07N E OF 92W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03.5N TO 09.5N
BETWEEN 120W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.