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877 
AGPN40 KWNM 131925
MIMPAC

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR N PACIFIC OCEAN 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1125 AM PST MON 13 FEB 2012 

.FORECAST DISCUSSION: MAJOR FEATURES/WINDS/SEAS/SIGNIFICANT 
.WEATHER FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC N OF 30N AND E OF 150W. 

THE 18Z OPC SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED LOW PRES OVER THE OREGON 
COASTAL WATERS...WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW EXTENDING ACROSS 
THE CENTRAL CA WATERS. AN EARLIER OSCAT PASS FROM AROUND 0830Z 
INDICATED AREA OF GALES OVER THE OREGON AND N CA OFFSHORE AND 
COASTAL WATERS. THIS WAS EMBEDDED IN A LARGER AREA OF 20 TO 30 
KT WINDS COVERING ALL OF THE AREA N OF THE S CA WATERS. 

THE 12Z MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MOST OF 
THE PERIOD ROUGHLY FROM CURRENT TIME THROUGH ABOUT 12Z FRI. WILL 
MAINTAIN THE GALES FOR THE CENTRAL CA WATERS TONIGHT AS STRONG 
CAA CONTINUES TO MOVE S WITH TIGHT PRES GRADIENT PERSISTING. 
WILL ALLOW THE GALES FOR THE OR AND N CA WATERS TO EXPIRE AS 
SCHEDULED. ANOTHER LOW IS FCST TO MOVE ACROSS THE WA WATERS 
TONIGHT WHICH WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF GALES. ALL OF THE MODELS 
NOW SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THE TRACK AND 
INTENSITY...SO WILL RAISE CONFDC LVL TO HIGH. HIGH PRES WILL 
THEN BUILD ACROSS AREA LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. ANOTHER FRONT 
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WA/OR/N CA WATERS WED NIGHT INTO EARLY 
THU. THE MODELS DIFFER SOMEWHAT WITH THE INTENSITY OF THE LOW 
WHICH PASSES NW OF THE PZ5 WATERS...HOWEVER THEY ARE ALL SIMILAR 
WITH THE GRADIENT. THE GFS DOES INDICATE A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALES 
WED NIGHT OVER THE FAR NW WA WATERS...HOWEVER STABILITY PROGS 
KEEP WINDS BELOW GALE SO WILL HAVE WINDS MAXING OUT AT 30 KT. 
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD TO FRI AND SAT...THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO 
SLIGHTLY BETTER AGREEMENT THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS...BUT STILL 
DIFFER ON THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF LOW. THE GFS SEEMS 
LIKE A DECENT COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE FURTHER N TRACK OF THE 
ECMWF AND THE FURTHER S UKMET TRACK. WILL NOT INDICATE STORM 
FORCE WINDS OVER THE OREGON WATERS HOWEVER AS THE GFS INDICATES 
AND KEEP THE STRONGEST WINDS AT 40 KT. 

SEAS...THE 12Z MULTI-GRID WW3 APPEARED TO BE INITIALIZED WELL 
WITH OBSERVED SEAS MATCHING UP WELL WITH THE FCST VALUES. WILL 
ALSO GO CLOSE TO ITS VALUES THROUGH THE PERIOD SINCE WILL BE 
GOING CLOSE TO THE GFS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE LATE FRI AND SAT 
WILL TRIM A FEW FT OFF THE WW3 SINCE WILL NOT BE GOING QUITE AS 
STRONG AS THE GFS WINDS.

EXTRATROPICAL STORM SURGE GUIDANCE...N/A. 

.WARNINGS/FORECAST CONFIDENCE...PRELIMINARY. ANY CHANGES WILL BE 
COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE: 

.PZ5 WASHINGTON/OREGON WATERS... 
.CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT...GALE TONIGHT INTO TUE...HIGH 
CONFDC. 
.CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE...GALE FRI INTO SAT...LOW 
CONFDC  
.PZ6 CALIFORNIA WATERS... 
.PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA...GALE TONIGHT...HIGH CONFDC. GALE FRI 
INTO SAT...LOW CONFDC. 
.PT ARENA TO PT CONCEPTION...GALE TONIGHT...HIGH CONFDC. 
.PT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND...NONE. 

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.



Last Update:19:27Z, 13 February 2012

Updates: Four times per day

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827 
FZPN25 KWBC 132150
OFFPZ5

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.

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.

PZZ080-140530-
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
OVER THE WATERS WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL 
MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUE WHILE PULLING A COLD 
FRONT S THROUGH THE WATERS. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO 
THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN WED. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH E INTO 
THE WATERS WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN THU. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
REBUILD INTO WATERS LATE THU...THEN WEAKEN FRI AS DEVELOPING LOW 
PRES APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE STRONG LOW PRES WILL MOVE OVER 
THE OREGON WATERS LATE FRI AND SAT PULLING ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
ACROSS THE AREA.
$$

PZZ081-140530-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN 
W OF 127W SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE 
PORTION E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 
25 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST 
SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 128W BECOMING 
S 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
127 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.THU...WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST W.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SW.
$$

PZZ082-140530-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART TO 25 KT  
BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION INCREASING 
TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 12 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 
BECOMING 12 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FAR W PART BECOMING 
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
127W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 
KT...EXCEPT SW PART TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 
FT...HIGHEST W.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST SW.
$$

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.



Last Update:21:51Z, 13 February 2012

Updates: Four times per day

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000
FZPN26 KWBC 132150
OFFPZ6

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

CALIFORNIA WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.

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.

PZZ089-140530-
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S  
WATERS WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
PUSH SE INTO THE N WATERS LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL WATERS TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD 
INTO THE NRN WATERS WED AND WEAKEN THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL 
THEN MOVE SE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI...AND INTO THE S 
WATERS SAT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN W OF THE AREA SAT.
$$

PZZ083-140530-
POINT ST GEORGE TO POINT ARENA
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 128W 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
127 W BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE 
PART NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 128W  
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 
16 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...NW WINDS  25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 
FT...HIGHEST N.
$$

PZZ084-140530-
POINT ARENA TO POINT CONCEPTION
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 35 
KT...AND OVER FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 11 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR 
NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO 11 
FT WED NIGHT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS WED.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NW.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION INCREASING 
TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE... 
HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 
FT...HIGHEST NE.
$$

PZZ085-140530-
POINT CONCEPTION TO GUADALUPE ISLAND
230 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF THE CHANNEL 
ISLANDS TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 11 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WED.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SAT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF THE 
CHANNEL ISLANDS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST 
NE.
$$

.FORECASTER KOSIER. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
  
  

Last Update:21:52Z, 13 February 2012

Updates: Four times per day

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049 
FZPN02 KWBC 132330
HSFEPI

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

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. 

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.

FORECASTER LEWITSKY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FEB 13 2012.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 14 2012.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FEB 15 2012.

.WARNINGS. 

...GALE WARNING... 
.FRONT FROM 30N172W TO 19N160E MOVING E 20 KT NEAR 30N...NEARLY 
STATIONARY S OF 22N. WINDS 25 TO 35 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 
29N BETWEEN 167E AND 178W. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 163E AND 175W...AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 163W AND 170W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N164W TO 24N173W TO 21N179E. 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF A LINE FROM 27N174W TO 30N170E. WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N158W TO 23N169W TO 21N179W. 
WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF FORECAST AREA. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 
30 OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N W OF 170E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF FORECAST AREA. SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 166E AND 179E. 

.RIDGE FROM 26N160E TO 25N167E MOVING NE 10 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH NEAR 27N167E 1020 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH NEAR 26N177W 1019 MB. 

.RIDGE FROM 30N146W TO 20N179E MOVING E SLOWLY AND ERODING FROM 
THE W. 

.NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 153W...FROM 09N 
TO 18N BETWEEN 153W AND 174W...AND FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 179E 
AND 169E. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 09N TO 19N E OF 
165W...AND FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 165W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 08N TO 23N E OF 
150W...AND FROM 07N TO 16N BETWEEN 150W AND 166E. 

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA. 

.SEAS 18 TO 26 F N OF A LINE FROM 30N177E TO 27N176E TO 27N160E. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 173W. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT 
N OF A LINE FROM 07N173W 17N148W TO 30N140W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
ELSEWHERE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 24 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N166W TO 
22N173E TO 30N168E. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 
30N159W TO 18N179E TO 17N160E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 18 TO 21 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N161W TO 
25N174W TO 30N179W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF A LINE FROM 30N152W 
10N176W TO 10N164E. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. 

.ITCZ FROM 02N140W TO 01N150W TO 01N170W. 

$$ 

.FORECASTER BRAVENDER. HONOLULU HI.

  
	

Last Update:22:01Z, 13 February 2012

Updates: Four times per day


 

 


 

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Ocean Prediction Center
Attn: Anthony Siebers, W/NP41
5200 Auth Road
Camp Springs, Maryland 20746

Phone: 301-763-8441
Fax: 301-763-8488 (SDM), 301-763-8085 (back office)

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