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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 UTC FRI APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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).

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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 APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW S OF AREA NEAR 29N169W 996 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM N AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35
TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN
157W AND 178W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 32N167W 996 MB. FROM 30N TO 40N
BETWEEN 156W AND 179W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N165W 999 MB. FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN
160W AND 176W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 151W AND 160W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 18 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 65N163W 981 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 780 NM S AND 600 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND WITH NEW LOW 60N150W
1001 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 58N144W 1017 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 46N135W 1007 MB MOVING SE 25 KT. WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 480
NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N126W 1004 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW AND 480
NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 36N124W 1009 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND FROM 36N TO 49N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 43N159E 996 MB. W OF A LINE FROM
33N160E TO 48N175E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 59N W OF 172W. ELSEWHERE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 58N168W TO
58N175W TO 58N177E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE
FROM 57N157W TO 55N166W TO 56N171W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 34N TO 40N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM N OF 52N BETWEEN
144W AND 150W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 44N W OF 164E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 50N BETWEEN 180W AND
161E...AND FROM 52N TO 57N W OF 178W.

.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 0600 UTC FRI APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N97W TO 14N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N98W TO 14N99W
TO 12N100W TO 11N99W TO 12N96W TO 15N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N96W TO 15N97W TO 15N98W TO 13N99W TO 12N98W
TO 12N96W TO 14N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 11N97W TO 14N99W TO 12N105W TO 10N103W
TO 08N100W TO 09N97W TO 11N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO
15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 12N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N88W TO 11N86W
TO 12N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N88W TO 11N90W TO 10N91W TO
09N90W TO 09N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N92W TO
10N91W TO 09N88W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N92W TO 10N94W
TO 09N97W TO 07N97W TO 06N92W TO 08N91W TO 10N92W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 12N128W TO 22N140W TO 04N140W TO 11N128W TO 12N128W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N134W TO 14N140W TO 06N140W TO
07N135W TO 11N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N125W TO 11N140W TO 06N140W TO
06N124W TO 10N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL.

.WITHIN 02S114W TO 01S116W TO 01S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S113W
TO 02S114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 00N113W TO 04N130W TO 00N135W TO
03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S109W TO 00N113W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N79W TO 08N80W TO 07N81W TO 06N81W TO
06N79W TO 07N79W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 32N115W TO 31N115W TO
30N115W TO 30N114W TO 31N114W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA... S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 24N125W. WITHIN
30N129W TO 30N140W TO 29N136W TO 29N131W TO 30N129W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N140W TO 25N140W TO
24N132W TO 26N125W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI APR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ FROM 05N90W TO 07N115W TO
03N135W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 09N
BETWEEN 96W AND 98W...AND FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 114W AND 116W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.