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FZPN01 KWBC 180347
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW JUST W OF AREA 41N159E 977 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 30N TO
48N W OF 175E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
30N TO 51N W OF 178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N162E 969 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 300 NM S
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N166E 968 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 480 NM S
AND SW QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT. ALSO WITHIN
840 NM E AND NE...600 NM S AND SE...540 NM W AND SW...AND 480 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
32N TO 54N W OF 173W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 28 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR 40N166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N174E 984 MB. WITHIN 840 NM NE...780 NM E
AND SE...540 NM S AND SW...AND 420 NM W AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 59N BETWEEN
165W AND 162E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N148W 994 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 360 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 420 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 50N BETWEEN 131W AND 162W AND
WITHIN 120 NM E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 41N137W TO 50N133W
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N147W 1008 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 360 NM S
AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 540 NM SE AND 420 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N142W 1028 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 31N TO 37N E OF 123W NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 36N TO 43N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N
BETWEEN 118W AND 130W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N BETWEEN 157W AND 168W.
ELSEWHERE LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N BETWEEN 157W AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 35N153W 1018 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN
150W AND 167W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N150W 1018 MB. FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN
145W AND 162W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N145W 1021 MB. WITHIN 300 NM OF LOW
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 30N154W 1014 MB. FROM 30N TO 39N
BETWEEN 150W AND 160W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 240 NM OF
57N141W AND FROM 31N TO 52N W OF 175E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM OF 40N147W AND FROM
32N TO 51N BETWEEN 177W AND 163E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 240 NM OF 43N142W AND FROM
32N TO 56N BETWEEN 169W AND 167E.

.HIGH 33N141W 1026 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N135W 1030 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N133W 1034 MB.

.HIGH 43N175W 1030 MB MOVING NE 25 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 47N164W 1032 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N154W 1040 MB.

.HIGH 57N178W 1024 MB MOVING SE 25 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 54N162W 1029 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MERGED WITH HIGH 52N154W ABOVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 47N139W 1030 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N136W 1035 MB.

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N114W 1007 MB. WITHIN 180
NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A
BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N BETWEEN 109W AND 119W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12.5N117W
1008 MB. WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER OF LOW...EXCEPT 0 NM SW
QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF
SWELL. S OF 02N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 13N120W
1009 MB. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO
18N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.W OF A LINE FROM 19N140W TO 15N133W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT MAY 18...
.LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF ALVIN...NEAR 12N114W 1009 MB...SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM W OF A LINE FROM 20N106W TO 06N112W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N78W TO 10N86W TO 05N102W TO 07N107W
THEN RESUMES FROM 10N118W TO LOW PRES NEAR 07N125W 1008 MB TO
06N133W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND
94W...FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 114W AND 120W...AND FROM 10N TO
13N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH
BETWEEN 130W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.