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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2230 UTC SAT MAY 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MAY 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 48N166E 996 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO
48N175E TO 42N178W TO 30N173E. OVER FORECAST WATERS BETWEEN 180
NM AND 360 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF
FRONT N OF 43N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 360 NM NE AND E OF FRONT
N OF 34N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N169E 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM N AND NW
SEMICIRCLES AND FROM 39N TO 48N W OF 173W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N178E 1002 MB. FROM 50N TO 54N W OF 175W
AREA OF E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N145W 994 MB DRIFTING N 05 KT
AND SECOND LOW 50N142W 995 MB MOVING N 15 KT AND BECOMING
ABSORBED. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 56N141W TO 54N133W TO 46N129W.
BETWEEN 240 NM AND 660 NM W QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ALSO WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT FROM 49N TO
54N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM
E AND SE QUADRANTS OF SECOND LOW...FROM 43N TO 58N BETWEEN 148W
AND 167W AND WITHIN 180 NM N AND E OF FRONT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N146W 989 MB. FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN
149W AND 155W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW...BETWEEN 480 NM AND 840 NM SE QUADRANT AND
WITHIN 1020 NM S AND 660 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT N OF 54N 9 FT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N145W 992 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 47N169W 1001 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
52N166E TO LOW CENTER TO 44N162W TO 33N175W. WITHIN 600 NM S
QUADRANT...WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE OF FRONT W OF 172W AND WITHIN
180 NM NE AND E OF FRONT ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N153W 998 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...480 NM SE...720 NM S AND 600 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N161E 998 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM
37N TO 42N W OF 165E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N167E 993 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
420 NM SE...660 NM S AND 540 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 43N168E 997 MB MOVING NE 25 KT NEXT 24 HOURS THEN TURNING
MORE E. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM OF LOW EXCEPT N
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST S OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N180W 1001 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW
TO 47N170W TO 44N167W TO 34N177W. WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
AND 540 NM S QUADRANT AND WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF FRONT WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED
WITH NEW LOW 47N169W IN WARNINGS SECTION.

.LOW 42N145W 997 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 540 NM SE SEMICIRCLE
AND 720 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15
FT...HIGHEST IN SW QUADRANT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
MERGED WITH LOW 55N146W IN WARNINGS SECTION.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 48N128W 1008 MB. FROM 41N TO 49N E OF
141W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 37N E OF 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 360 NM N AND
NE OF A LINE FROM 52N151W TO 50N142W TO 42N134W AND FROM 35N TO
47N BETWEEN 174W AND 179E AND ALSO FROM 43N TO 51N BETWEEN 179E
AND 162E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 49N BETWEEN 128W AND
135W...FROM 54N TO 57N BETWEEN 147W AND 152W...FROM 39N TO 47N
BETWEEN 165W AND 173W AND FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 173W AND 177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 44N BETWEEN 179E AND
168E AND OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 47N BETWEEN 166E AND 160E.

.HIGH 31N129W 1024 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 35N169W 1029 MB MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N159W 1028 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N151W 1028 MB.

.HIGH 41N167W 1028 MB MOVING SE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 35N159W.

.HIGH 57N179W 1029 MB DRIFTING N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 58N180W 1019 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N167E 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N175E 1020 MB.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.FROM 10N TO 13N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT MAY 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N84W TO 09N88W TO 11N100W...THEN ITCZ FROM
11N105W TO 10N115W TO 10N132W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S OF THE ITCZ AXIS
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.