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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
2345 UTC WED APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 55N158W 991 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E AND NE
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 38N
TO 62N BETWEEN 135W AND 176W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N160W 996 MB. FROM 38N TO 60N BETWEEN
135W AND 174W...EXCEPT WITHIN 480 NM E AND SE QUADRANTS...WINDS
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 48N166W...AND
56N153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N154W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...600 NM
S AND SE...660 NM W AND SW...AND 780 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND ALSO
WITHIN 240 NM E AND NE OF A LINE FROM 58N154W TO 52N141W TO
45N137W...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW W OF AREA NEAR 41N158E 997 MB MOVING N 10 KT. FROM 32N TO
49N W OF 174E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA NEAR 46N157E 1003 MB. FROM 40N
TO 51N W OF 179E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 42N150E
DESCRIBED BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 42N150E 980 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N
W OF 164E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N BETWEEN 166W AND
176W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N
BETWEEN 165W AND 178E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N
BETWEEN 165W AND 174W. ELSEWHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 55N165W TO 55N175W TO 59N180W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N
BETWEEN 167W AND 179W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 34N TO 45N BETWEEN 122W AND 129W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 46N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W AREA OF
N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.LOW 35N147W 1012 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. N OF 30N...WITHIN 420 NM E
AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH
LOW 51N160W IN WARNINGS ABOVE.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 59N
BETWEEN 150W AND 170W...AND FROM 40N TO 47N W OF 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 59N BETWEEN 157W AND
168W...FROM 54N TO 60N W OF 178W...AND FROM 39N TO 51N W OF 177E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 160W AND
171W...AND FROM 42N TO 51N W OF 176W.

.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 1800 UTC WED APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 11N117W TO 18N134W TO 10N140W TO 07N135W TO 07N117W TO
11N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N127W TO 14N136W TO 13N140W TO
07N140W TO 10N134W TO 09N124W TO 11N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N137W TO 13N140W TO 09N140W TO
11N136W TO 11N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC WED APR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 06N93W. ITCZ FROM 06N94W TO 05N115W TO
07N138W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 133W AND
138W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC APR 17 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 18 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC APR 19 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT FROM 30N143W TO 23N145W TO 22N147W TO 19N151W...THENCE
TROUGH TO 15N157W TO 14N164W MOVING E SLOWLY N OF 19N...AND NEARLY
STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 29N140W TO 23N144W...THENCE TROUGH TO
18N150W. WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 27N140W TO 18N147W. TROUGH
DISSIPATED.

.FRONT FROM 30N167E TO 26N165E TO 23N163E TO 21N160E MOVING E
SLOWLY N OF 23N...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N171E TO 25N166E. WINDS DIMINISHED
TO 20 KT OR LESS.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED N OF AREA.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW FRONT JUST W OF AREA. S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 28N W OF 163E.

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N BETWEEN 164W AND 180E...AND
FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 164W AND 170E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 15N TO 25N
BETWEEN 164W AND 177E...AND BETWEEN 05N AND 15N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 05N TO 15N
BETWEEN E OF 175E.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF AREA.

.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER ENTIRE AREA.

.ITCZ FROM 06N140W TO 07N143W TO 05N162W TO 05N177E TO 02N171E.
ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ.

$$

.FORECASTER AHUE. HONOLULU HI.