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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC FRI MAY 03 2024

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

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 0600 UTC MAY 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 53N175E 973 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 480 NM S
QUADRANT...AND BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT S QUADRANT 15 TO 27 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 720 NM NE...1020 NM SE...660 NM SW AND 480 NM
NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N170W 983 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 540 NM
S QUADRANT AND W OF A LINE FROM 61N175W TO 58N179W WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT S QUADRANT 14 TO 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 780 NM SE AND 720 NM SW QUADRANTS AND N OF A
LINE FROM 59N171W TO 56N179W TO 56N172E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N155W 990 MB. WITHIN 720 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS...AND N OF 57N BETWEEN 168W AND 179E WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 51N160W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 54N145W 997 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 390 NM N AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 45N
TO 54N BETWEEN 133W AND 153W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW
WITH LOW 51N134W.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 49N134W 1006 MB MOVING E 10 KT THEN TURNING NW AFTER 12
HOURS. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND N QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N132W 1003 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N134W 1003 MB. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
A LINE FROM 52N134W TO 48N125W TO 40N125W TO 36N127W TO 36N143W
TO 52N134W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED INLAND WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W AREA OF
NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 34N164E 1009 MB MOVING NE 15 KT WITH A FRONT FROM 38N175E
TO LOW TO 32N160E. WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE FRONT E OF 165E AND
180 NM N OF THE FRONT W OF 170E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 35N170E 1012 MB. WITHIN 180 NM N OF A
FRONT FROM 37N176E TO 32N160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N180W 1016 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S AND 240
NM N SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 48N159E 1007 MB. FROM 42N TO 50N
W OF 165E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N161E 1012 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND 180
NM N QUADRANTS WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 49N
BETWEEN 130W AND 136W...AND FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 164W AND
170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 55N BETWEEN 166W AND 180W...AND
FROM 48N TO 51N W OF 166E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG N OF 56N BETWEEN 152W AND 170W...AND
FROM 50N TO 53N W OF 170E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N W OF
169W.

.FORECASTER CLARK. 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 0600 UTC FRI MAY 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY  5.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 15N128W TO 15N135W TO 19N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N134W TO
12N126W TO 15N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N133W TO 14N140W TO 08N140W TO
10N136W TO 11N134W TO 13N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N129W TO 14N140W TO 08N140W TO
08N130W TO 10N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N129W TO 26N128W TO 24N125W TO 25N120W TO
30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N118W TO 30N122W TO 27N122W TO
26N121W TO 27N118W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S115W TO 02S118W TO 02S119W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S112W TO 02S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S115W TO 02S120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S112W TO 02S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC FRI MAY 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N85W TO 05N98W...THEN RESUMES NEAR
13N96W TO 05N116W. ITCZ FROM 05N116W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 03N TO 08N AND E OF 98W...AND FROM 04N TO 13N
BETWEEN 104W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER ERA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MAY 03 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 04 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MAY 05 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT W OF AREA MOVING E 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT NEAR 30N160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N165E TO 26N160E.

.TROUGH FROM 30N164W TO 26N167W TO 21N169W MOVING W 15 KT.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N169W TO 21N174W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.TROUGH FROM 25N167E TO 22N166E TO 18N167E MOVING W 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 25N162E TO 22N162E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 06N...AND S OF A LINE FROM 26N140W
TO 26N156W TO 12N171W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 06N...AND S OF A
LINE FROM 25N140W TO 28N160W TO 14N173W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 06N...AND S OF A
LINE FROM 20N140W TO 28N160W TO 12N180E.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 155W AND 164W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 10 FT FROM 06N TO 18N E
OF 160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS MAINLY 8 TO 11 FT N OF 06N...AND S OF A
LINE FROM 14N140W TO 27N156W TO 23N166W.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA.

.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 08N BETWEEN 167W AND 167E.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.