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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC TUE APR 16 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

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

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 51N166W 1008 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
BETWEEN 165W AND 156W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E AND SE OF FRONT FROM 58N165W TO THE
LOW TO 45N 169W TO 41N177E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N156W 999 MB. WITHIN 540 NM E AND 420 NM
NE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 480 NM NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 55N161W TO THE LOW TO
50N150W...AND FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 149W AND 137W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N153W 998 MB. WITHIN 360 NM N QUADRANT
AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
12 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM N OF 37N TO 50N BETWEEN 136W AND
177W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST LOW 41N155W 1005 MB MOVING E 05 KT AND
SECOND LOW 29N155W 1007 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. S OF A LINE FROM
30N171W TO 50N155W TO 50N142W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 140W
AND 157W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH LOW LOW 51N153W
ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 37N159E 993 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. FROM 30N TO 43N W OF 172E
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N159E 995 MB. FROM 30N TO 45N W OF 173E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 43N155E 998 MB. S OF 50N W
OF 174E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 30N TO 43N E OF 128W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W AREA OF
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 45N BETWEEN 123W AND 129W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF
173W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF A
LINE FROM 59N170W TO 55N177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 58N168W TO 58N170W TO 60N177W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N165W TO 56N165W TO 54N170W TO
58N177E.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF A LINE FROM 46N175E TO 59N174E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 53N156W DESCRIBED
ABOVE.

.E OF A LINE FROM 47N127W TO 56N137W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DISSIPATED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 47N
BETWEEN 149W AND 155W...FROM 44N TO 48N BETWEEN 171W AND
178W...FROM 51N TO 55N BETWEEN 178W AND 175W...AND N OF 49N
BETWEEN 166W AND 161W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 41N TO 50N BETWEEN 146W AND
154W...FROM 50N TO 55N BETWEEN 153W AND 176W N OF 55N BETWEEN
162 AND 175W AND FROM 40N TO 43N W OF 168E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF THE ALEUTIANS AND E OF A LINE
FROM 54N165W TO 62N175W FROM 50N TO 55N BETWEEN 159W AND 163W
FROM 57N TO 59N BETWEEN 150W AND 155W AND FROM 39N TO 48N W OF
170E.

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 22N112W TO 30N116W TO 25N140W TO 15N140W TO 16N119W TO
22N112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N99W TO 16N113W TO 15N140W TO 06N140W TO
03.4S116W TO 03.4S90W TO 12N99W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N124W TO 21N126W TO
21N140W TO 16N140W TO 16N109W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N109W TO
15N140W TO 06N140W TO 06N117W TO 08N111W TO 15N109W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N123W TO 16N133W TO 12N140W TO
08N139W TO 08N127W TO 07N119W TO 14N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 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 AT 0900 UTC TUE APR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM PANAMA NEAR 08N82W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W TO
07N110W, AND FROM 07N125W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN
105W AND 110W, FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W...AND
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 125W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.