High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
298 FZPN01 KWBC 241558 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1630 UTC FRI MAY 24 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MAY 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 26. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 59N171W 997 MB MOVING E 20 KT. WITHIN 480 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 600 NM S AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN LOW 59N158W 1004 MB AND A NEW SECOND LOW 57N148W 998 MB. WITHIN 600 NM S AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MAIN LOW AND 480 NM SW QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 55N146W 998 MB. WITHIN 540 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 41N154E 997 MB. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 420 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 49N151E 984 MB. FRONT FROM 49N156E TO 44N160E TO 35N160E. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL W OF AREA NEAR 51N150E 980 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 52N164E TO 50N169E TO 46N173E TO 40N171E. WITHIN 300 NM E AND NE OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 35N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .LOW 48N127W 1012 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM N AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. FROM 45N TO 50N E OF 130W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 45N TO 51N W OF 180W AREA OF S TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 39N TO 50N BETWEEN 156W AND 168W...AND N OF A LINE FROM 59N162W TO 56N169W TO 58N176W TO 59N179E. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF A LINE FROM 58N153W TO 55N162W TO 56N172W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 52N170E TO 47N179E TO 44N172E TO 45N164E TO 39N164E. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 300 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 52N164E TO 49N169E TO 45N171E. .FORECASTER ROWLAND. 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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .12 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 1500 UTC FRI MAY 24... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE COSTA RICA/NICARAGUA BORDER TO 11N95W TO A 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N111W TO 08N118W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N118W TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS NEAR 13N92W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.