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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1145 UTC TUE AUG 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 02. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 03. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 04. 



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 39N TO 42N BETWEEN 124W AND 127W AREA

OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 43N

BETWEEN 122W AND 132W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9

FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 43N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W AREA OF N

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 43N

BETWEEN 122W AND 133W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10

FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 38N TO 45N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W AREA OF N

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 50N

BETWEEN 121W AND 134W AREA OF N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO

10 FT. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 43N TO 51N W OF 165E OVER FORECAST WATERS 

AREA OF SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N161E 1008 MB. BETWEEN 120 NM AND 300 NM 

SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 

BETWEEN 60 NM AND 420 NM S AND SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 10 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N178E 1010 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 420 

NM W AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.FROM 49N TO 57N BETWEEN 130W AND 137W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO

25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 46N TO 55N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W AREA OF N

TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH FIRST GALE 

WARNING.



.LOW INLAND OVER ALASKA 60N159W 1014 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FRONT

EXTENDS FROM 58N151W TO 54N151W TO 51N159W. WITHIN 240 NM E AND

SE OF FRONT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST INLAND LOW 62N151W 1015 MB. FROM 54N TO 58N

BETWEEN 142W AND 154W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



.LOW 49N180W 1010 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 480 NM SE QUADRANT

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N176W 1010 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SE QUADRANT

WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N171W 1010 MB. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 660 NM

SE QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 34N BETWEEN 135W AND 154W AREA OF 

E TO NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 33N BETWEEN 170E AND 160E AREA OF 

E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 42N TO 49N BETWEEN 166E AND 160E AREA OF 

SW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.



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

FROM 42N TO 57N W OF 150W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 40N TO 57N W OF 146W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 57N W OF 147W.



.HIGH 45N148W 1036 MB NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH 48 HOURS.



.HIGH 56N171W 1023 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 58N164W 1023 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED INLAND OVER ALASKA. 



.HIGH 40N166E 1026 MB MOVING E 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N172E 1027 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 39N179E 1027 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 02.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED AUG 03.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 04.



.WARNINGS.



...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 18.3N 127.6W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG

02 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT

GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E

SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT

OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM

SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO

33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 20.5N 132.3W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 80 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90

NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH

SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 16N

TO 25N BETWEEN 126W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT

IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HOWARD NEAR 22.1N 137.9W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW

QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND

60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST

WATERS FROM 21N TO 30N W OF 134W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11

FT. FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT

IN MIXED SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 22.9N

143.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 23.2N

149.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 23.2N

154.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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.



.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W N TO

NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W

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



.S OF 03.5N BETWEEN 106W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9

FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 102W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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



.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 113W WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR

11.5N112.5W. WITHIN 150 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 13N118.5W. WITHIN 240 NM

N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES AND

SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...1009 MB

NEAR 13.5N124W. WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 9 FT IN E WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE AUG 02...



.TROPICAL STORM HOWARD...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE

TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED

MODERATE TO STRONG ELSEWHERE FROM 90 NM TO 210 NM SE QUADRANT.



.TROPICAL WAVE FROM 08N TO 17N ALONG 113W...SCATTERED MODERATE

TO STRONG FROM 07.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 109W AND 115W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 07N76W TO 10N86W TO

07.5N95W TO LOW PRES NEAR 11.5N112.5W TO 09N122W. ITCZ EXTENDS

FROM S OF TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 13N126W TO BEYOND 09N140W.

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N

AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 85W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N AND 150 NM

S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED

STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 60 NM N AND 120 NM S OF ITCZ

BETWEEN 126W AND 137W.



.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC AUG 02 2016.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 03 2016.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC AUG 04 2016.



.WARNINGS. 



.NONE. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.TROUGH FROM 29N169E TO 26N167E TO 21N166E MOVING W SLOWLY. 

ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 390 NM E OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N164E TO 22N163E. E TO SE WINDS 

20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N160E TO 24N166E TO 21N168E. E 

TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF TROUGH...AND N OF 21N BETWEEN 176E 

AND 168E. 



.TROUGH FROM 20N173E TO 14N170E MOVING WNW 10 KT. SCATTERED 

MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N169E TO 16N166E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH TROUGH DESCRIBED ABOVE. 



.TROUGH FROM 22N141W TO 18N141W MOVING W 20 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N148W TO 16N148W. E TO NE WINDS 

20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 24N BETWEEN 144W AND 151W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 20N153W TO 15N153W. E TO NE WINDS 

20 TO 25 KT FROM 17N TO 26N BETWEEN 150W AND 157W. 



.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW...POST-TROPICAL HOWARD...E OF AREA NEAR 

22.1N 137.9W 1011 MB. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N E OF 147W. 



.RIDGE FROM 30N180E TO 25N173E NEARLY STATIONARY. 



.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST 

AREA. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 9 FT FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 170E 

AND 164E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 12 FT FROM 19N TO 28N E OF 143W. 

SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE FROM 22N172E TO 22N168E TO 26N160E. 



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



.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 162W AND 175W. 

ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 03N TO 11N W OF 173E...AND FROM 11N 

TO 21N W OF 168E. 



.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 10N142W TO 09N145W. ISOLATED 

TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF MONSOON TROUGH. 



.ITCZ FROM 09N145W TO 08N150W TO 07N155W. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 

60 NM OF ITCZ. 



$$ 



.FORECASTER HOUSTON. HONOLULU HI.

