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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1145 UTC TUE AUG 23 2016



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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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. 

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 0600 UTC AUG 23. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 61N162W 997 MB MOVING N 10 KT. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420 NM W

AND SW...AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35

KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER THE BERING SEA N OF 57N

BETWEEN 166W AND 178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 67N161W 1012 MB. OVER THE BERING SEA

N OF 53N BETWEEN 166W AND 176W N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW MOVED WELL N OF AREA.



...GALE WARNING... 

.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 35N168W 1015 MB MOVING NE 10 KT

AND A SECOND CENTER 30N174W 1013 MB MOVING E 10 KT. WITHIN 420 NM

NW QUADRANT OF SECOND CENTER WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 39N166W 1009 MB

AND SECOND CENTER 30N169W 1008 MB. FROM 30N TO 42N BETWEEN 154W

AND 169W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 33N168W 1006 MB.

WITHIN 480 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 37N165W 1006 MB. WITHIN 660 NM N AND

NE...AND 300 NM SE QUADRANTS N OF 30N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8

TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 153W AND 178W WINDS

TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A LINE FROM 47N161E

TO 56N176E S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 51N166E TO 58N179E S TO SW

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 54N TO 61N BETWEEN 177W AND 178E S WINDS

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF A LINE FROM

49N176E TO 54N176W TO 62N174W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 46N E OF 133W N TO NW

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 49N TO 54N BETWEEN 128W AND 133W N TO NW

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 39N E OF 136W

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



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FROM 37N TO 45N E OF 130W AREA OF N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8

FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 45N E OF 131W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DESCRIBED IN FINAL GALE WARNING ABOVE.



.LOW 48N165W 1003 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 42N TO 60N BETWEEN

138W AND 154W...AND WITHIN 480 NM S AND SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25

KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N160W 1004 MB. WITHIN 660 NM E AND

NE...AND 540 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 53N TO 59N BETWEEN 145W

AND 157W S TO SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 54N164W 1000 MB NEARLY STATIONARY

AND A SECOND CENTER 50N170W 1002 DRIFTING SE. EXCEPT WHERE

DESCRIBED IN FIRST GALE WARNING ABOVE...WITHIN 540 NM SW AND 480

NM W AND NW QUADRANTS OF SECOND CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO

10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N168W 1004 MB. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED IN 

FIRST GALE WARNING ABOVE...WITHIN 600 NM SW...AND 480 NM W AND NW

QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N167W 1015 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN

SECOND GALE WARNING ABOVE.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N BETWEEN 163E AND 160E E WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF 

49N159W...AND OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 44N TO 52N W OF 169W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 45N TO 58N BETWEEN 143W AND

162W...AND FROM 45N TO 55N W OF 171E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 44N TO 60N BETWEEN 142W AND

162W...AND FROM 46N TO 59N W OF 179E.



.HIGH 32N127W 1019 MB NEARLY STATIONARY.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N130W 1022 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 47N135W 1028 MB MOVING NW 10 KT WILL TURN SW AFTER 24

HOURS.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 50N137W 1034 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 48N141W 1038 MB.



.HIGH 42N169E 1026 MB MOVING W 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 42N164E 1023 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 55N179E 1023 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N175W 1023 MB. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 48N174E 1024 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N175E 1026 MB.



.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 63N168W 1019 MB.



.FORECASTER MILLS. 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 0600 UTC TUE AUG 23.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 24.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 25.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAY NEAR 22.0N 119.3W 1006 MB AT 0900 UTC

AUG 23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30

KT GUSTS 40 KT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 0 NM OF CENTER

EXCEPT 75 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75

NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8

TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM SW

QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9

FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 22.4N

122.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 150 NM

N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND

NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW KAY NEAR 22.4N

125.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. WITHIN 30 NM

N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED S AND N

SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE

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

AND INTENSITY.



.LOW PRES NEAR 09N114W 1008 MB. FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND

115W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N119W 1007 MB. FROM 06N TO 10N

BETWEEN 112W AND 119W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N125W 1007 MB. WITHIN 120 NM

SE SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 9 FT.



.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 99W S OF 18N WITH LOW PRES NEAR 11N99W 1009

MB. FROM 11N TO 14N E OF WAVE AND LOW TO 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 105W WITH LOW PRES

...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N102W 1009 MB. WITHIN 120

NM E OF WAVE AND LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

15N111W 1007 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.



.S OF 02S BETWEEN 106W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT

IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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



.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF

OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING

THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS

THAN 8 FT.

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

.21 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE

WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N

95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE AUG 23...



.TROPICAL STORM KAY...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM NW

QUADRANT.



.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94W S OF 21N AND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 99W S

OF 18N. LOW PRES NEAR 11N99W 1009 MB. SCATTERED MODERATE

ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W.



.LOW PRES NEAR 09N114W 1008 MB AND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 119W S OF

14N...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 14N

BETWEEN 116W AND 122W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 09N94W TO LOW PRESSURE

NEAR 09N114W 1008 MB TO 08N121W TO 10N131W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES

FROM 10N131W BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG

WITHIN 90 NM N OF MONSOON TROUGH E OF 79W...WITHIN 180 NM N OF

MONSOON TROUGH AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN

108W AND 113W...AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN

124W AND 127W.



.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 23 2016.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 24 2016.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 25 2016.



.WARNINGS. 



.NONE. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.TROUGH FROM 29N178W TO 27N170E TO 23N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. 

ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH W OF 175E. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N173W TO 26N178E TO 25N168E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N168W TO 26N177W TO 23N171E. 



.TROUGH FROM 29N167W TO 22N176W MOVING E SLOWLY. ISOLATED 

MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N166W TO 21N173E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 



.TROUGH FROM 22N176E TO 15N171E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED 

MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 



.TROUGH FROM 14N140W TO 16N157W TO 11N166W NEARLY STATIONARY. 

ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 13N140W TO 13N155W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 



.TROUGH FROM 11N165E TO 04N164E MOVING W SLOWLY. ISOLATED 

MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF 163E. 



.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMINDER OF FORECAST AREA. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 26N W OF 163E. 



.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA. 



.ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 174W AND 179E. 



.ITCZ FROM 08N140W TO 08N157W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF 

ITCZ. 



$$ 



.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.

