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FZPN01 KWBC 152140

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

2230 UTC MON AUG 15 2016 



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 15. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 16. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 17. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 36N TO 45N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W AREA 

OF N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 33N TO 49N BETWEEN 124W AND 130W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST FROM 39N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W 

AND 127W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 34N TO 52N BETWEEN 124W AND 132W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST FROM 38N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W 

AND 129W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 49N168W 999 MB MOVING E 10 KT. FROM 41N TO 52N BETWEEN 159W 

AND 180W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N163W 995 MB. BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM 

N...BETWEEN 180 NM AND 360 NM E...BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM 

SE...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM S...AND WITHIN 180 NM 

SW...W...AND NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM 

NE...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 540 NM E...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 840 NM 

SE...BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM S...WITHIN 420 NM SW AND W...AND 

360 NM NW QUADRANTS...ALSO WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 

FROM 40N155W TO 36N165W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N163W 1000 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 51N146W TO 43N151W TO 

37N159W...AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 58N160W TO 

56N167W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 

NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 59N154W TO 57N147W TO 

53N142W...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM N...E...AND S...AND 

BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 

TO 14 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 32N W OF 170E E WINDS TO 25 

KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 34N W OF 170E E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 

SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N W OF 166E NE TO E WINDS 35 TO 

45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 37N160E TO 

30N170E NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 38N160E TO 30N169E E WINDS 25 

TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.POST-TROPICAL OMAIS 59N148W 1000 MB MOVING NE 05 KT. OVER 

FORECAST WATERS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 120 NM NE...BETWEEN 60 NM AND 

300 NM E...BETWEEN 90 NM AND 360 NM SE...AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 

420 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL OMAIS 60N146W 1016 MB. WINDS 

LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL OMAIS DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS 

DESCRIBED BY LOW 52N163W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 58N BETWEEN 166W AND 172W AREA OF N 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 55N TO 61N BETWEEN 166W AND 172W AREA OF 

N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 52N163W IN 

WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 32N E OF 120W 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM OVER FORECAST 

WATERS FROM 46N TO 52N BETWEEN 128W AND 137W...FROM 44N TO 48N 

BETWEEN 164W AND 170W...FROM 42N TO 48N W OF 162E...AND NW OF A 

LINE FROM 54N169E TO 54N177W TO 59N180W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 

FROM 49N134W TO 45N142W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 

FROM 53N164W TO 51N156W TO 47N154W...FROM 54N TO 56N BETWEEN 

176W AND 179E...AND W OF A LINE FROM 42N160E TO 52N172E TO 

55N172E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 

FROM 51N144W TO 46N139W...FROM 50N TO 53N BETWEEN 168W AND 

172W...AND W OF A LINE FROM 45N160E TO 49N171E TO 55N170E.



.HIGH 39N139W 1028 MB MOVING NW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N141W 1029 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N140W 1033 MB. 



.HIGH 45N166E 1028 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N168E 1029 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 44N165E 1027 MB. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH NW OF FORECAST AREA 62N178W 1022 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 55N177E 1025 MB. 



.FORECASTER FIGURSKEY. 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 MON AUG 15.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 16.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 17.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.LOW PRES W OF AREA. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 13N TO 16N W OF

137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS.SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.  

.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO SHIFT W OF 140W. WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 111W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.



.S OF 01.5S W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 00N120W TO 04N116W TO 04N110W

TO 03.4S94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON AUG 15...



.TROPICAL WAVE AXIS NEAR 105W FROM 09N TO 18N. SCATTERED

MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM WEST OF AXIS FROM 13N TO 17N.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 13N99W TO 10N115W TO LOW PRES NEAR

15N126W TO 12N133W TO BEYOND 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN

210 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 94W. SCATTERED

MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S AND 90 NM N OF THE

MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN

180 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 106W AND 117W.

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH W OF

123W. 



$$



.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

