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HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0430 UTC THU MAY 23 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

SECURITE

PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT
TO 50N 160E

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 35N TO 41N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 43N BETWEEN
119W AND 130W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 42N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W AREA OF
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 52N171E 984 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT. ALSO WITHIN 360 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE...420 NM S AND 240 NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM NW SEMICIRCLE...600 NM
S AND 720 NM SE AND E QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N176W 994 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND 360 NM
SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 780 NM SE QUADRANT AND FROM 47N TO 64N BETWEEN 160W AND
172E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF 57N SEAS 9 FT
OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N165W 1000 MB. WITHIN 840 NM SE AND S
AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS AND N OF 59N BETWEEN 169W AND 180W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF 59N SEAS 8 FT OR LESS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 43N TO 52N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 61N151W 1009 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF
A FRONT FROM LOW TO 57N140W TO 47N150W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N142W 1009 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SW AND S
QUADRANTS AND FROM 45N TO 59N BETWEEN 131W AND 141W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 57N146W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 41N TO 54N BETWEEN 126W
AND 137W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.LOW INLAND NEAR 61N162W 1007 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 48N TO
58N BETWEEN 150W AND 168W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NEAR 51N160W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 50N156E 1004 MB. WITHIN 660
NM SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 48N152E 995 MB. FROM 42N TO 54N
W OF 169E AREA OF SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 40N154E 994 MB. FROM 31N TO 43N
BETWEEN 160E AND 168E AREA OF S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 240 NM E OF
A LINE FROM 54N143W TO 47N149W TO 41N157W...N OF 57N BETWEEN
159W AND 169W...FROM 42N TO 50N BETWEEN 175W AND 179E...AND FROM
50N TO 56N W OF 175W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 43N BETWEEN 160W AND
167W...WITHIN 240 NM N OF A LINE FROM 58N160W TO 58N172W TO
56N176E...AND FROM 46N TO 50N W OF 167E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM
49N153W TO 40N168W...N OF 58N BETWEEN 159W AND 173W...AND FROM
41N TO 50N W OF 171E.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 19N137W TO 27N135W TO 28N140W TO 05N140W TO 06N136W TO
12N133W TO 19N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N136W TO 16N136W TO 15N140W TO 07N140W
TO 10N137W TO 14N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30N119W TO 30N131W TO 26N133W TO 26N126W TO 30N119W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 AT 0230 UTC THU MAY 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO A 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N110W TO
08N119W. ITCZ FROM 08N119W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 02N TO 17N AND E OF 115W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.