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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT MAY 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 51N168W 991 MB MOVING N 15 KT. WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM W
SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 52N160W TO 46N159W TO
36N166W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N169W 995 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM NE
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N173W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 39N166E 1005 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NW SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N176E 1009 MB. WITHIN 480 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N175W 1016 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 52N158W 995 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N
QUADRANT AND 180 NM N OF A LINE FROM LOW CENTER TO 51N150W TO
47N142W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 840
NM E...1080 NM S...AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N152W 995 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND NW AND
420 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 58N BETWEEN 124W AND 164W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W AREA OF
NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W AREA OF
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.LOW 34N175E 1010 MB MOVING NE 30 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS S OF
A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 34N178W TO THE LOW CENTER TO 30N171W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N163W 1014 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND S
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 43N AND W OF 162E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 40N TO 46N
BETWEEN 128W AND 136W AND FROM 34N TO 54N BETWEEN 142W AND 170W
AND FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 170W AND 174E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 52N BETWEEN 128W AND
156W AND FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 156W AND 180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 34N TO 52N BETWEEN 122W AND
142W AND FROM 34N TO 41N BETWEEN 156W AND 168W.

.HIGH 52N141W 1021 MB MOVING SE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 35N142W 1030 MB DRIFTING S.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N141W 1028 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N140W 1028 MB.

.HIGH 49N166E 1019 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N160E 1033 MB.

.FORECASTER ACHORN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN N SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 18N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 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 1500 UTC SAT MAY 25...
.LOW PRES NEAR 09N88W 1010 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N97W 1010 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 60 AND 150 NM NW SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES NEAR 10N106W 1009 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM
N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND
105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N88W
1010 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N97W 1010 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 10N106W
1009 MB. ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 10N106W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.