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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SAT APR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA 40N154E 1005 MB MOVING NE 15 KT AND INTENSIFYING.
FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 165E AND 160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 41N156E 1003 MB. WITHIN 360 NM
NE AND 420 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 43N161E 998
MB...AND A SECOND NEW CENTER 48N171E 1004 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N
AND NE...AND 600 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS OF FIRST CENTER...AND
WITHIN 420 NM E AND NE...AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS OF SECOND NEW
CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 53N176W 990
MB...AND A SECONDARY CENTER 44N171E 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND
SE QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
ALSO WITHIN 540 NM NE...660 NM SE...300 NM SW...AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF MAIN CENTER...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 720 NM E AND
NE QUADRANTS OF SECONDARY CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 30N167E
TO
41N180W TO 50N165W TO 59N165W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 38N126W 1004 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. N OF 30N...WITHIN 600 NM N
AND NE...AND W AND SW...240 NM SE...AND 540 NM NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N124W 1009 MB. FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN
121W AND 134W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND AND DISSIPATED. FROM 31N TO
50N BETWEEN 118W AND 129W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 60N149W 999 MB MOVING SE 10 KT.
WITHIN 300 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SE...AND 720 NM W AND SW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N146W 1009 MB. WITHIN 420 NM W AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360
NM SE...660 NM W AND SW...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 32N168W 996 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. N OF 30N...WITHIN 720 NM OF
LOW CENTER WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
34N174W. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN 150W AND 175E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N164W 1000 MB. N OF 30N...WITHIN 600 NM
E...780 NM W AND SW...AND 660 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 37N158W 1006 MB.
N OF 30N...WITHIN 780 NM NE...720 NM SE...900 NM W AND SW...AND
540 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR 31N165W.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 157W AND
167W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N
BETWEEN 154W AND 174W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 153W AND
171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW NW OF AREA 55N163E 1016 MB MOVING E 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM S
AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY COMPLEX LOW
DESCRIBED IN STORM WARNING ABOVE.

 .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM E AND NE OF A
FRONT EXTENDING FROM 55N133W TO 59N138W TO 60N149W...AND FROM
40N TO 44N W OF 164E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 58N BETWEEN 179W AND
165E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 47N BETWEEN 147W AND
157W...FROM 49N TO 61W BETWEEN 169W AND 178E...AND FROM 44N TO
47N BETWEEN 177W AND 176E.

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 SAT APR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N93W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N98W TO 13N103W
TO 11N104W TO 09N101W TO 08N98W TO 10N95W TO 14N98W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N114W TO 31N115W TO 30N114W TO
31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 09N90W TO 09N87W TO 10N86W
TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 09N90W TO
09N87W TO 10N86W TO 12N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N91W TO
13N99W TO 11N105W TO 08N104W TO 06N99W TO 06N93W TO 10N91W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO
10N90W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 07N78W TO 08N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N81W TO 05N81W TO 05N80W
TO 07N78W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 10N135W TO 13N140W TO 05N140W TO 07N137W TO 10N135W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N119W TO 10N140W TO 00N136W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S109W TO 13N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N118W TO 15N130W TO 14N137W TO
10N135W TO 08N119W TO 09N112W TO 15N118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. WITHIN 08N98W TO 09N140W TO
04N137W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S96W TO 08N98W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30N130W TO 30N140W TO 28N137W TO 29N131W TO 30N130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO
24N131W TO 30N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N117W TO 29N116W TO 30N134W TO
27N140W TO 15N140W TO 16N129W TO 26N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT APR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 06N77W TO 06N90W. ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO
07N120W TO 03N135W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION
IS EVIDENT FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W...AND FROM 09N
TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.