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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC WED MAY 22 2013

CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W AREA OF
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 40N TO 58N E OF 135W NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18
FT. ALSO FROM 42N TO 58N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 56N BETWEEN 127W AND 137W NW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W NW WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 37N162E 1002 MB MOVING E 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 420 NM
E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ALSO FROM 33N
TO 37N W OF 172E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 39N171E 1001 MB. A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
LOW E TO 38N179W THEN SW TO 30N172E. WITHIN 240 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM N AND 240 NM E OF THE FRONT WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N178E 1001 MB. A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
LOW TO 45N173W...THEN S TO 30N174W. WITHIN 300 NM E OF THE FRONT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 59N174W 999 MB MOVING N 10 KT WILL TURN NW IN 06 HOURS.
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS AND FROM
50N TO 60N BETWEEN 152W AND 167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 62N177W 1004 MB WITH CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND NW OF AREA.

.LOW 32N178E 1015 MB MOVING N 10 KT. WITHIN 120 NM SE QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH
LOW 39N171E MENTION IN WARNINGS SECTION.

.FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 138W AND 157W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 145W AND 156W AREA OF
E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 36N TO 58N
BETWEEN 152W TO 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 46N BETWEEN 151W AND
171W...FROM 46N TO 56N BETWEEN 145W AND 155W AND FROM 32N TO 39N
BETWEEN 176W AND 171E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 33N TO 52N BETWEEN 152W AND
180WW AND FROM 46N TO 54N BETWEEN 140W AND 152W.

.HIGH 44N144W 1037 MB MOVING SE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N142W 1034 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N142W 1032 MB.

.HIGH 47N173E 1023 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 49N170E 1020 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 58N162W 1022 MB.

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N131W TO 30N119W TO 27N130W TO
30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO
25N119W TO 25N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND
125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N129W TO 30N115W TO
25N114W TO 21N119W TO 21N140W TO 26N140W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.ALVIN REMNANT TROUGH 10N132W TO 14N128W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF
TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N136W TO 13N132W. WITHIN 150 NM
NW W OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 09N140W TO 13N135W. WITHIN 240 NM W
OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N109W TO 07N102W TO 00N97W TO 00N111W
TO 07N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 106W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.30 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 0900 UTC WED MAY 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 10N85W TO 12N96W TO LOW PRES 09N116W 1012
MB. ITCZ AXIS 09N119W TO 12N130W...RESUME FROM 10N132W TO
05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM
06N83W
TO 11N99W AND WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N109W TO 09N118W...AND
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N126W TO 13N128W.

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 22 2013.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 23 2013.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 24 2013.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 29N160W 1015 MB MOVING W SLOWLY AND DISSIPATING. TROUGH
FROM LOW TO 23N161W TO 19N162W MOVING W SLOWLY. SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT N OF 25N BETWEEN 150W AND 153W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. ASSOCIATED WINDS
DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.

.WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N178E TO 29N175E MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N179W TO 26N177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONT NEAR 30N160E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N167E TO 29N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N178W TO 30N165E TO 27N160E.

.RIDGE FROM 30N173W TO 26N180E TO 24N170E TO 23N160E MOVING S
SLOWLY.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 20N BETWEEN 160W AND 172W...AND N OF 28N
BETWEEN 150W AND 160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N E OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 20N E OF 150W. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 152W AND 163W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 01N TO 07N W OF 166E.

.ITCZ FROM 07N140W TO 06N147W TO 03N158W. ISOLATED MODERATE
TSTMS FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 147W AND 152W.

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.HONOLULU HI.