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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0545 UTC TUE AUG 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AUG 30. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 31. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 01. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 42N178W 1005 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 360 NM NE AND 240 

NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 180 NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 45N171W TO 

40N168W TO 31N71W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N176W 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE AND 

BETWEEN 300 NM AND 480 NM N QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A 

FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 50N167W TO 42N65W TO 32N71W WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N178E 993 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF 

A LINE FROM 59N174W TO 54N170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 35N174W 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 240 NM E OF A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO 30N79W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N168W 1007 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND E OF 

A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 44N162W TO LOW CENTER TO 31N175W WINDS 25 

TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 39N160E TO 32N171E AREA 

OF E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 36N160E TO 33N167E AREA OF E 

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS W OF AREA. 



.FROM 30N TO 37N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 

KT. TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W AREA OF 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 40N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W AREA OF 

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



.LOW 52N138W 1003 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. WITHIN 720 NM SW AND 240 

NM W QUADRANTS AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM W OF A 

FRONT FROM 55N131W TO 52N128W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WITH 50N134W 1009 MB. FROM 43N TO 50N 

BETWEEN 135W AND 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N133W 1006 MB. WITHIN 180 NM E AND 480 

NM NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 



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

WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 51N173E TO 4N168W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 360 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 

50N175E TO 43N164W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 179W AND 

174E AND WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 57N171W TO 55N166W AND 

WITHIN 360 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 47N169W TO 54N159W.



.HIGH 40N156W 1027 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N153W 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N150W 1026 MB. 



.HIGH 32N130W 1022 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 55N151W 1026 MB.



.FORECASTER BELL. 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 TUE AUG 30.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 31.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 01.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.1N 131.8W 947 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 30

MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT

GUSTS 145 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE

QUADRANTS...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 80 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT

OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND

150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N

AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 26N BETWEEN 124W AND 140W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 136.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS

8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11N TO 27N W OF 128W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.3N 140.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 360 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS

8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 13N TO 26N W OF 133W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 19.0N 145.0W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 20.3N 149.9W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 22.0N 154.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.



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.



.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS

20KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC TUE AUG 30...



.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF

CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120

NM OF CENTER.  



.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN

77W AND 90W. 



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 14N91W TO 12N100W TO

13N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 14N

BETWEEN 95W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN

113W AND 125W.



.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 30 2016.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 31 2016.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 01 2016.



.WARNINGS. 



...HURRICANE WARNING... 

.HURRICANE MADELINE NEAR 18.8N 146.4W 955 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING 

WNW 09 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. WINDS 34 

KT OR GREATER WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND 80 NM S 

SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 150 NM N 

SEMICIRCLE...AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 

8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 23N BETWEEN 142W AND 149W. 

NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE 19.2N 149.7W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND 

SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 100 NM NE...80 NM SE...80 NM 

SW...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 

FT ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 25N BETWEEN 146W AND 153W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE 18.5N 153.7W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND 

SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM SE...50 NM SW...AND 

90 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 

ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 26N BETWEEN 149W AND 157W. 

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE MADELINE 18.2N 157.7W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. 



EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 



.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE 18.6N 161.8W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. 

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE 19.5N 167.0W. 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. 



...HURRICANE WARNING... 

.30 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER E OF FORECAST AREA. WINDS 20 

TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FT OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 16N TO 

23N E OF 142W. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER JUST E OF FORECAST AREA. 

WINDS 30 TO 50 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER FROM 17N TO 21N E OF 

142W. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N 

TO 24N E OF 144W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.3N 140.5W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER AND 

SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 120 NM NE...100 NM SE...80 NM 

SW...AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 

FT ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 24N E OF 146W. 



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. 



.LOW 15N161W 1010 MB MOVING WNW SLOWLY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 

15N159W TO 11N150W TO 13N141W...AND FROM LOW TO 10N166W TO 

07N174W. TROUGHS NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 

WITHIN 210 NM S OF TROUGHS...ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 

156W AND 162W...AND FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 151W AND 155W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 16N164W 1011 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 

11N152W TO 13N144W...AND FROM LOW TO 09N172W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 16N167W 1011 MB. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 

11N155W TO 13N147W...AND FROM LOW TO 09N174W. 



.FRONT FROM 30N168E TO 27N169E TO 23N167E TO 17N160E MOVING E 10 

KT N OF 23N...AND NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED MODERATE 

TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 23N...AND ELSEWHERE FROM 14N 

TO 26N W OF 167E. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N177E TO 23N167E TO 16N160E. S TO 

SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N177W TO 27N170E TO 22N167E. S TO 

SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N. 



.FRONT FROM 30N173W TO 28N179W TO 30N175E NEARLY STATIONARY. 

ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS N OF LINE FROM 28N171W TO 25N179E TO 

27N176E. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT MOVED N OF FORECAST AREA. 



.TROUGH FROM 14N170E TO 06N168E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED 

MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 14N169E TO 08N167E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 



.WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 28N140W TO 23N146W MOVING NW 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 



.RIDGE FROM 30N165W TO 22N180E TO 11N160E NEARLY STATIONARY. 



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



.THE FOLLOWING ARE SEAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE MADELINE 

OR LESTER. 



.SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 21N W OF 166E. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF LINE FROM 27N178E TO 

21N160E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 175W AND 

180W. 



.SEAS 8 FT OR LESS OVER REST OF FORECAST AREA. 



$$ 



.FORECASTER KINEL. HONOLULU HI.

