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FZPN01 KWBC 142137
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MAY 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N138W 1004 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN
131W AND 133W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
38N TO 46N BETWEEN 137W AND 149W...ALSO FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN
130W AND 135W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N133W 1011 MB. FORECAST CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 47N176E 991 MB MOVING E 15 KT. FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 168E
AND 177E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
660 NM S AND 420 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N173W 998 MB. FROM 39N TO 46N
BETWEEN 170E AND 168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 55N156W.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N165W 993 MB. WITHIN 600 NM SE AND 300
NM NW SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N156W 995 MB. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE
FROM 59N152W TO 56N145W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 50N BETWEEN 140W AND 145W...ALSO FROM 40N TO 57N
BETWEEN 154W AND 174W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W AREA OF
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W AREA OF
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 32N BETWEEN 161E AND 169E AREA OF
E TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N BETWEEN 163E AND 174E AREA OF
E TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 50N
BETWEEN 131W AND 138W AND FROM 41N TO 49N BETWEEN 161W AND
178E...ALSO N OF 57N BETWEEN 161E AND 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 127W AND
133W...ALSO FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 150W AND 162W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 56N BETWEEN 142W AND
155W.

.HIGH 34N142W 1030 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N146W 1028 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N168E 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N171E 1027 MB.

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.LOW PRES NEAR 07N99W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
08.5N105W 1004 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
09N108W 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N97W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 2100 UTC TUE MAY 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 08N89W TO LOW PRES NEAR
07N99W 1008 MB TO 08N120W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N120W TO 08N125W TO
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 03N E OF 82W...FROM
05N TO 08N BETWEEN 84W AND 89W...AND WITHIN 90-120 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN
100W AND 104W...AND WITHIN 120-180 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH
BETWEEN 101W AND 108W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.