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FZPN01 KWBC 141603
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC TUE MAY 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MAY 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N143W 1002 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 42N TO 46N BETWEEN
145W AND 152W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 480 NM SE...600 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N134W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...AND FROM 41N TO 48N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 47N173E 992 MB MOVING E 15 KT. FROM 40N TO 45N BETWEEN 163E
AND 176E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
660 NM S AND 420 NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N177W 994 MB. FROM 42N TO 46N
BETWEEN 177E AND 172W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 47N BETWEEN 171E AND 170W...ALSO WITHIN
420 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N160W 997 MB. FROM 39N TO 49N BETWEEN
157W AND 175W...ALSO FROM 47N TO 55N BETWEEN 166W AND 174W...AND
WITHIN 300 NM E OF A LINE FROM 59N154W TO 50N148W TO 44N155W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W AREA OF
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N169W 995 MB. FROM 40N TO 54N BETWEEN
158W AND 172W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 54N160W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 32N W OF 168E AREA OF E TO NE
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 32N BETWEEN 173E AND 165E AREA OF
E TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 49N
BETWEEN 134W AND 140W AND FROM 40N TO 47N BETWEEN 169W AND
177E...ALSO N OF 57N BETWEEN 161E AND 166E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 127W AND
134W...ALSO FROM 44N TO 52N BETWEEN 153W AND 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 145W AND
165W.

.HIGH 34N141W 1029 MB MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N136W 1027 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N146W 1027 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N168E 1022 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N170E 1026 MB.

.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.LOW PRES NEAR 07N98W 1008 MB MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 8N104W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM
NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09N107W 1002 MB. WITHIN 180 NM
OF CENTER EXCEPT 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 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 1200 UTC TUE MAY 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08N83W TO LOW PRES 07N98W 1008 MB TO 10N115W TO
08N125W. ITCZ 08N125W TO 07N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
STRONG FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 107W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.