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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC THU MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 31N TO 38N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN
118W AND 135W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W AREA OF
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 41N BETWEEN 119W AND 129W AREA OF
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 50N124W 1010 MB MOVING N 10 KT. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 480 NM W
AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 42N TO 57N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 54N126W 1008 MB. FROM 40N TO 57N
BETWEEN 126W AND 136W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND OVER NW CANADA. WINDS LESS THAN 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 40N173E 998 MB MOVING NE 15 KT AND A
SECOND CENTER 39N177W 1004 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM N
AND NW SEMICIRCLES OF FIRST CENTER AND WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 480
NM S AND SE QUADRANTS N OF 30N OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER 44N177W 999 MB.
WITHIN 540 NM OF MEAN CENTER...EXCEPT 720 NM SE QUADRANT N OF 30N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N173W 990 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM
NE QUADRANT...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 58N BETWEEN 156W
AND 177E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.


.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 57N176E 1005 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW JUST NW OF AREA 61N180W 1008 MB. WITHIN 240
NM E AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED NW OF AREA.

.FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 142W AND 157W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 31N165E 1007 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 32N171E 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS N OF 30N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 38N157E 1002 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N164E 1006 MB. WITHIN 240 NM OF LOW
CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 420 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 35N172E TO 41N160W TO 56N156W AND FROM 45N TO
50N W OF 163E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 32N TO 58N BETWEEN 138W AND
180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 44N128W TO 45N145W AND FROM 31N TO 58N BETWEEN 145W AND
179E.

.HIGH 42N143W 1035 MB MOVING S 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N142W 1033 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N141W 1030 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 56N143W 1020 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 56N144W 1019 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 52N157W 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 56N144W ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 59N164W 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED INLAND OVER ALASKA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 52N163E 1017 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 48N165E 1020 MB.

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 25N118W TO
23N133W TO 25N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N BETWEEN
118W AND 124W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W
TO 22N112W TO 18N117W TO 19N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL MIXING WITH W SWELL N OF
22N W OF 135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N117W
TO 18N111W TO 10N110W TO 12N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL MIXING WITH W SWELL N OF 20N
W OF 130W.

.TROUGH FROM 03N137W TO 13N133W. N OF 12N WITHIN 240 NM W OF
TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N140W TO 15N135W. W OF TROUGH
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. CONDITIONS MERGE.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N93W TO
00N100W TO 10N110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N92W TO 00N92W TO
00N122W TO 09N92W AND S OF 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU MAY 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 12N86W TO 13N99W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES
10.5N101.5W TO 08N120W. ITCZ AXIS 08N120W TO 11N132W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 04N78W...WITHIN 180
NM OF LINE FROM 10N86W TO 09N114W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE
FROM 06N127W TO 12N133W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.