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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0545 UTC FRI SEP 02 2016



CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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). 



PAN PAN 



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

TO 50N 160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 02. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 03. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 04. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 42N167W 1007 MB MOVING NE 25 KT WITH SECOND LOW 49N156W 

1011 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM E...240 NM SE...AND 300 

NM S QUADRANTS OF FIRST LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 540 NM S QUADRANTS OF SECOND 

LOW...AND WITHIN 240 NM NE...420 NM E...360 NM SE...AND 660 NM S 

QUADRANTS OF FIRST LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW DISSIPATED WITH SECOND LOW 48N143W 

1018 MB. WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 49N156W TO 

44N162W AND WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 44N162W TO 

31N179W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 

LINE FROM 44N161W TO 33N174W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 46N178E 989 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 

180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 53N166E TO 46N164E TO 42N168E 

N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N 

TO 55N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N179W 993 MB. WITHIN 240 NM NE...420 NM 

E...480 NM SE...360 NM S AND SW...780 NM W...BETWEEN 240 NM AND 

480 NM NW...AND BETWEEN 360 NM AND 540 NM N QUADRANTS...AND 

WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 58N172W TO 53N165W WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N175W 997 MB. WITHIN 360 NM E AND 

SE...420 NM S...AND 480 NM SW QUADRANTS...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 

49N173E TO 64N168W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 58N176E TO 59N175W TO 

65N166W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 59N176W TO 65N169W AREA OF NE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW 54N175W ABOVE.



.FROM 43N TO 45N BETWEEN 137W AND 143W AREA OF W WINDS TO 25 KT. 

SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 43N BETWEEN 139W AND 144W AREA OF 

W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.LOW 50N129W 1010 MB MOVING E 05 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT W 

TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N126W 1014 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W AREA 

OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W AREA OF 

N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 43N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W N TO NW 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 58N TO 59N W OF 151W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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

WATERS WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 55N172E TO 40N166W TO 48N145W 

TO 54N163W TO 58N178E TO 55N172E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 54N173E TO 

39N162W TO 49N144W TO 58N166W TO 60N177W TO 54N173E.

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

FROM 51N176E TO 55N179W...WITHIN 120 NM OF 60N170W...WITHIN 240 

NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 49N153W TO 41N166W...AND FROM 52N 

TO 55N BETWEEN 144W AND 153W.



.HIGH 37N146W 1029 MB MOVING W 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N150W 1030 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N152W 1030 MB. 



.HIGH 53N144W 1021 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 50N139W 1022 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N135W 1023 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 0000 UTC FRI SEP 02.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 03.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 04.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 139W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO

8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

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



.LOW PRES NEAR 11N94W 1009 MB. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND

109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR

12N95W 1009 MB. FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 98W SW WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 9.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 92.5W

AND 102.5W SW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR

12N97W 1009 MB. FROM 10.5N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W SW WINDS

20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN

92W AND 102W SW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR

14N99W 1007 MB. FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 95.5W AND 99.5W S TO

SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14.5N TO 16N

BETWEEN 96W AND 99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  



.LOW PRES 10N120W 1012 MB. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 115W AND 119W

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N120W 1010 MB. FROM 09N TO

11.5N BETWEEN 114W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT

PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N116W 1010 MB. FROM 10N TO

11.5N BETWEEN 116W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT

PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. 



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC FRI SEP 02...



.LOW PRES 11N94W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN

91W AND 97W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE OF

THE LOW CENTER. 



.LOW PRES 10N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11.5N

BETWEEN 116W AND 129W. 



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...



MONSOON TROUGH FROM 11N89W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES 11N94W TO 15N106W

TO 1010 MB LOW PRES 10N120W TO 12N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF

05N BETWEEN 78W AND 89W...FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W

AND FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 116W AND 129W.





.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 02 2016.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 03 2016.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 04 2016.



.WARNINGS. 



...HURRICANE WARNING... 

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.7N 146.0W AT 02/0300Z 957 MB MOVING W 

12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. WINDS 34 KT 

OR GREATER WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM 

SW QUADRANT... 120 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 

HIGHER WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...250 NM 

SW QUADRANT...300 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 36 FT OR HIGHER NEAR 

CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF 

CENTER. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.6N 149.1W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER 

WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SE 

QUADRANT...100 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE 

WITHIN 360 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 

OR HIGHER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 

NM SW QUADRANT...360 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 34 FT OR HIGHER 

NEAR CENTER. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 22.2N 156.2W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER WITHIN 

110 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...100 

NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE 

SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 

180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 

QUADRANT...420 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 28 FT OR HIGHER NEAR 

CENTER. 

.72 HOURS FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 24.9N 161.5W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER WITHIN 

100 NM NE QUADRANT... 60 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...90 

NM NW QUADRANT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE 

ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 26.2N 164.0W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. 

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER 30.0N 167.6W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. 



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 

USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 

AND INTENSITY. 



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 

.TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 16.6N 159.0W AT 03/0000Z 1006 MB 

MOVING W 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. WINDS 

34 KT OR GREATER WITHIN 20 NM N SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND E SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER 

WITHIN 190 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ISOLATED 

MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MADELINE NEAR 16.4N 

163.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL LOW MADELINE NEAR 16.7N 168.1W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 

.72 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. 



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE 

USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE 

AND INTENSITY. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.DISSIPATING LOW NEAR 14N173W 1010 MB MOVING W SLOWLY. 

ASSOCIATED TSTMS INCLUDED BELOW. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT TROUGH FROM 11N178W TO 15N177W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 11N176E TO 15N176E. 



.LOW DEVELOPING ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 

30N177W TO 27N173E TO 29N160E. SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 

NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT E OF 170E. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG 

TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 21N BETWEEN 160E AND 179W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N178E TO 27N169E TO 27N160E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N172E 1012 MB. FRONTS FROM LOW TO 

30N178W AND FROM LOW TO 27N160E. 



.RIDGE FROM 30N165W TO 20N173E. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N167W TO 24N178E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N167W TO 28N176W. 



.OTHERWISE AND ELSEWHERE WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 27N TO 

19N BETWEEN 165W AND 140W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 28N TO 19N 

BETWEEN 170W AND 140W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT FROM 29N TO 19N 

BETWEEN 165W AND 145W. 



.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. 



.OTHERWISE AND ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN A POLYGON BOUND 

BY 30N175W 30N160W 26N140W 18N140W 12N145W 17N165W 30N175W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN A POLYGON BOUND BY 

30N170W 30N145W 20N143W 11N155W 20N170W 30N170W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN A POLYGON BOUND BY 

30N165W 30N150W 20N147W 13N164W 21N177W 30N165W. 



.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. 



.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N140W TO 13N151W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 

WITHIN 240 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS AND ALSO WITHIN 120 NM N OF 

TROUGH AXIS. 



.OTHERWISE SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM 

EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15N151W TO 11N164W TO 08N177W. 

ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN A POLYGON 

BOUND BY 25N173W 12N165W 09N178E 13N173E 17N178W 25N173W. ALSO 

ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS FROM 15N TO 00N BETWEEN 160E 

AND 173E. 



$$ 



.FORECASTER . HONOLULU HI.

