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FZPN01 KWBC 120936
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC SUN MAY 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 49N164E 998 MB MOVING E 10 KT AND A
SECOND CENTER 48N176E 998 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. BETWEEN 120 NM AND
360 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST
CENTER...WITHIN 540 NM N AND NE SEMICIRCLES OF SECOND
CENTER...BETWEEN 300 NM AND 600 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS OF SECOND
CENTER...AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 32N177E TO
46N175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N171E 999 MB. WITHIN 720 NM E AND NE AND
360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 46N175E
DESCRIBED BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 54N145W 990 MB MOVING N 10 KT. BETWEEN 240 NM AND 780 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360
NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 1020 NM S AND SW...AND 720 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N144W 992 MB. FROM 50N TO 54N E OF 132W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE AND BETWEEN 540 NM AND 1200 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 60N148W 995 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE
QUADRANTS...AND FROM 45N TO 51N E OF 134W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 46N138W 1000 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 48N TO 52N E OF 130W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE...
480 NM SE...AND 420 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW
57N144W ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 48N172W 1001 MB. BETWEEN 300 NM AND 660
NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N165W 999 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
180 NM NE...660 NM S AND SE...480 NM SW...AND 300 NM W AND NW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N145W 1002 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SE
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N
TO 49N BETWEEN 137W AND 157W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N162E 996 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 44N W
OF 169E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N175E 994 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM
SW QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
36N TO 55N W OF 175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N E OF 123W AREA OF NW WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 38N E OF 126W AREA OF NW WINDS TO
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 43N TO 57N E OF
149W AND FROM 37N TO 51N BETWEEN 170W AND 162E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 56N BETWEEN 127W AND 135W
AND WITHIN 180 NM OF 55N148W AND ALSO FROM 39N TO 51N W OF 172W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM OF 47N143W AND WITHIN
240 NM OF 44N179W AND WITHIN 180 NM OF 49N163E.

.HIGH 32N127W 1027 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.HIGH 33N168W 1027 MB MOVING E 20 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N151W 1027 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N136W 1030 MB.

.HIGH 58N179W 1023 MB MOVING NW 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH W OF AREA.

.HIGH 31N169E 1023 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N170E 1021 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 32N172W 1023 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 SUN MAY 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN MAY 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N80W TO 08N100W...THEN ITCZ TO 10N107W TO
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN
89W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ AXIS
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



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