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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> N Pacific High Seas Forecast

                   
                     
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FZPN01 KWBC 132159
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
2345 UTC MON FEB 13 2012 

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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. 

PAN PAN 

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 13. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 14. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 15. 

.WARNINGS. 

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... 
.LOW 45N174W 960 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 240 NM SW...180 NM 
NE AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 34 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 300 NM NE 
QUADRANT...AND FROM 30N TO 38N BETWEEN 173W AND 166E WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 32 FT. ALSO FROM 30N TO 50N W OF 155W WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N170W 951 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT 
WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 TO 36 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM 
SE...600 NM SW AND 360 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 
16 TO 32 FT...EXCEPT IN NW QUADRANT 12 TO 25 FT. ALSO WITHIN 
1380 NM SE...1260 NM S...780 NM NE AND 480 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT...EXCEPT IN NW QUADRANT 8 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N167W 962 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SW AND W 
QUADRANTS AND FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 154W AND 164W WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 60N BETWEEN 155W 
AND 177E...AND WITHIN 360 NM E OF A FRONT FROM 59N150W TO 
52N142W TO 45N142W TO 30N155W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 
FT. 

...STORM WARNING... 
.LOW INLAND 61N158W 980 MB MOVING NW 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM N OF A 
FRONT FROM 60N147W TO 59N143W TO 58N140W WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 61N BETWEEN 134W AND 156W 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED NW OF AREA AND CONDITIONS 
DIMINISHED. 
...GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 31N TO 45N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED WITH GALE WARNING BELOW.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 45N170E 993 MB. FROM 30N TO 47N W OF 180W 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ABSORBED BY LOW 
53N167W DESCRIBED ABOVE.

...GALE WARNING... 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 48N126W 1009 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND. FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  

...GALE WARNING... 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N168E 1007 MB. FROM 30N TO 36N W OF 177E 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 52N TO 57N W OF 171W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 32N TO 40N 
BETWEEN 154W AND 165W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 35N TO 43N BETWEEN 141W AND 
156W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 52N BETWEEN 135W AND 
148W. 

.HIGH 31N142W 1030 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 31N138W 1030 MB. 

.HIGH 35N134W 1029 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 

.HIGH 41N147W 1022 MB MOVING E 25 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 41N135W 1026 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N168E 1012 MB.

.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 27N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 132W AND FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 135W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N 
OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 20N TO 
26N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 
20N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 04N81W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 00N86W TO 06N113W TO 
02N128W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
02N128W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY