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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC MON MAY 20 2013

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT TO
50N 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 47N176E 990 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 40N TO 59N BETWEEN
175W AND 168W AND ALSO WITHIN 480 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT...EXCEPT E OF 175W SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N177W 996 MB. FROM 47N TO 59N BETWEEN
159W AND 169W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N174W 1000 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 420
NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 36N TO 43N E OF 127W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT. ALSO FROM 31N TO 44N BETWEEN 129W AND 120W AREA OF N
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 39N BETWEEN 128W AND 122W N TO NW
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 46N139W 1021 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N136W 1021 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N128W 1016 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ALSO FROM 38N TO
57N BETWEEN 140W AND 128W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND. FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 120W AND
126W...AND FROM 48N TO 54N BETWEEN 39W AND 130W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT S OF 38N SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ALSO E OF
A LINE FROM 58N141W TO 50N140W TO 42N130W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM W OF A LINE FROM FROM 40N150W TO
35N154W TO 30N156W AREA OF NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 37N W OF 167E AREA OF SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N162E 1003 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 36N170E
TO 34N174E. WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 39N TO 55N
BETWEEN 169W TO 172E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 56N BETWEEN 162W AND
172W...FROM 52N TO 59N BETWEEN 179E AND 176W...AND FROM 30N TO
32N W OF 165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 58N BETWEEN 151W AND
167W AND FROM 30N TO 37N W OF 166E AND W OF A LINE FROM 44N160E
TO 50N164E.

.HIGH 51N150W 1041 MB DRIFTING E NEXT 24 HOURS THEN MOVING SE 20
KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N146W 1042 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N143W 1038 MB.

.HIGH 40N160E 1019 MB MOVING NE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N167E 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N175E 1021 MB.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 15N123W TO 11N123W WITH REMNANT LOW PRES 1010 MB
OF ALVIN ALONG TROUGH AT 13N122.5W. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE
OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N
TO 19N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 126W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 15N122W TO 09N128W. N OF 11N
WITHIN 360 NM NW OF SWELL WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 12N125W TO 10N129W. N OF 12N
WITHIN 210 NM NW OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.S OF 08N BETWEEN 103W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 97W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05N BETWEEN 102W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON MAY 20...
.REMNANT LOW OF ALVIN...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 240 NM OVER E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 08N77W TO 11N86W TO 08N110W TO 09N119W.
ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N126W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINES FROM 08N77W TO 08N82W TO 11N86W...
FROM 06N90W TO 09N100W...AND FROM 10N110W TO 07N117W TO 09N124W

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 20 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 21 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 22 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N155W 1014 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. FRONT FROM LOW TO 28N153W
TO 23N154W TO 21N160W TO 22N173W MOVING SE SLOWLY E OF
162W...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 156W AND 163W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 151W AND 155W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 28N158W 1015 MB. FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N154W
TO 25N153W TO 18N156W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN
150W AND 153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FRONT FROM 30N154W TO 25N152W
TO 20N155W. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 153W.

.FRONT FROM 30N176E TO 27N167E TO 28N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N180E TO 29N169E TO 30N165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 22N154W TO 17N158W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ABSORBED BY FIRST FRONT DESCRIBED
ABOVE.

.RIDGE FROM 30N174W TO 24N170E TO 21N160E NEARLY STATIONARY.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF LINE FROM 30N178E TO
22N160E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE FROM 30N166W TO 20N167W TO
04N162W...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT OR LESS N OF 20N BETWEEN 143W AND
156W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 00N TO 04N BETWEEN 145W AND 159W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF LINE
FROM 26N150W TO 28N157W TO 24N161W TO 27N172W TO 18N174E TO
19N166E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT S OF 14N E OF 156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF LINE FROM 26N150W TO
28N155W TO 28N160W TO 18N166W TO 16N176E. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM
08N TO 12N E OF 153W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 05N155W TO 08N170W TO 06N175E TO 05N160E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 105 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.