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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1630 UTC SAT MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 44N162E 968 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E AND NE AND
360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
ALSO FROM 32N TO 50N W OF 178E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 51N W OF 179E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N168E 973 MB. FROM 35N TO 54N W OF 172W
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 56N W
OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N177E 991 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S SEMICIRCLE
AND FROM 42N TO 59N BETWEEN 163W AND 177W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 61N BETWEEN 160W AND
163E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N147W 998 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM E
AND SE QUADRANTS AND BETWEEN 60 NM AND 420 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 48N126W
TO 57N166W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 60N145W 1020 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 31N TO 37N E OF 123W NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 42N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W N TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 36N152W 1015 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 660 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N147W 1017 MB. WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N138W 1020 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 660 NM SW AND 300 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 31N153W 1015 MB. WITHIN 480 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 30N153W 1015 MB. WITHIN 540 NM N AND NW
QUADRANTS N OF 30N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N W OF 163E E WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 154W AND 170W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 420 NM W OF
A LINE FROM 32N176E TO 39N175E TO 52N168E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM OF 40N145W AND FROM
32N TO 52N BETWEEN 175W AND 164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM OF 42N140W AND FROM
31N TO 58N BETWEEN 168W AND 169E.

.HIGH 35N137W 1025 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 54N168W 1026 MB MOVING SE 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N157W 1036 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N153W 1042 MB.

.HIGH 43N170W 1029 MB MOVING NE 25 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 52N157W ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 48N137W 1035 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N130W 1031 MB.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N163E 1017 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N170E 1018 MB.

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N116W 1007 MB MOVING W 10
KT. WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM OF LOW EXCEPT
570 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 05N BETWEEN
100W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N119W
1008 MB. WITHIN 210 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 500 NM NW OF LOW AND FROM 11N
TO 16N BETWEEN 127W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF 05N BETWEEN 94W AND
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N123W
1009 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER AREA S OF
07N BETWEEN 93W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW
SWELL.

.W OF A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 12N127W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W 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 1330 UTC SAT MAY 18...
.REMNANTS OF ALVIN NEAR 12N116W...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM E QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 111W AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 09N78W TO 10N89W TO 06N102W TO REMNANTS
OF ALVIN TO 10N120W TO 09N123W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N123W TO
08N131W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S
OF AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND COSTA RICA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 45 NM N AND 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 103W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 123W
AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 128W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.