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HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC SUN MAY 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 21.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 46N166E 968 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 32 FT. ALSO WITHIN 660
NM SW...600 NM SE...420 NM NW...AND 600 NM NE QUADRANTS...AND
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT FROM 48N177E TO 40N180W TO 37N177E
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT. ALSO W OF A LINE FROM
54N169E TO 50N175W TO 40N175W TO 34N178W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N172E 983 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT FROM 56N179W TO 50N174W
TO 45N174W TO 40N175W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 26 FT. ALSO
FROM 36N TO 60N W OF 166W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N178W 997 MB. FROM 44N TO 60N BETWEEN
161W AND 172W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 480 NM SW AND 420 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND N OF 42N BETWEEN
174W AND 160W...AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT FROM 42N172W TO
38N172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 30N TO 39N E OF 125W NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 42N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 43N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 39N149W 1018 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 300 NM E AND
SE...AND 300 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N142W 1020 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N131W 1018 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND 300
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 60N147W 1008 MB DRIFTING E. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N143W 1029 MB WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 38N BETWEEN 153W AND 160W NE WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N W OF 173E E WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 33N TO 50N
BETWEEN 169E AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 38N TO 55N BETWEEN 171W AND
168E AND FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN 139W AND 144W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 174E AND
164W AND FROM 48N TO 41N BETWEEN 175W AND 165W.

.HIGH 54N163W 1030 MB MOVING SE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N154W 1040 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N150W 1043 MB.

.HIGH 47N162W 1031 MB MOVING NE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 51N154W.

.HIGH 46N138W 1030 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 50N132W 1035 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N165E 1021 MB.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N118W 1007 MB MOVING W AT
10 KT. WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND E QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM N SEMICIRCLE
AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...EXCEPT 450 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
12N122W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N AND NE QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 11N125W
1009 MB. WITHIN 330 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.W OF A LINE FROM 16N140W TO 13N128W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF A LINE FROM 00N100W TO 04N110W TO 04N120W TO 00N127W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 00N105W TO 07N118W TO 00N
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 00N105W TO 03N118W TO 00N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT MAY 18...
.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N118W 1007 MB...SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG BETWEEN 90 AND 300 NM NE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 06N78W TO 09N88W TO 07N103W TO 09N106W
THEN RESUMES FROM LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N118W
1007 MB TO 09N125W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 120W AND 123W
...AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ W OF 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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