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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1745 UTC FRI AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC AUG 26. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 27. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 28. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.FROM 50N TO 54N BETWEEN 128W AND 137W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 50N BETWEEN 125W AND 

143W AND FROM 53N TO 60N BETWEEN 136W AND 152W WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 

54N150W TO 52N136W TO 47N126W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 

11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 52N136W 1008 MB. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 

SIDE OF A LINE FROM 56N154W TO 51N148W TO 49N136W W TO NW WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 39N171W 1011 MB MOVING N 15 KT WITH SECOND LOW 49N165W 1024 

MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N AND W QUADRANTS OF FIRST 

LOW...AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 36N162W TO 

43N162W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 

NM E QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW...AND WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 

LINE FROM 52N158W TO 44N162W TO 32N161W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 

TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW 44N171W 1011 MB WITH SECOND LOW 

DISSIPATED. WITHIN 180 NM E QUADRANT AND WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 

SIDE OF A LINE FROM 34N162W TO 42N160W TO 49N166W E TO SE WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N177W 1014 MB WITH SECOND LOW 43N176W 

1014 MB. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 38N173W TO 

44N173W TO 49N176W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 39N W OF 164E SE WINDS TO 25 

KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 42N160E TO 35N166E TO 30N165E 

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 45N160E TO 30N172E WINDS 25 

TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 58N180W 1012 MB MOVING SE 05 KT. FROM 53N TO 60N BETWEEN 

169W AND 174W S WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N178W 1017 MB. WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. 

SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.



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

WATERS WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 54N142W TO 

50N157W TO 42N166W...NW OF A LINE FROM 56N177W TO 

63N166W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 54N178W TO 

45N176E...AND W OF A LINE FROM 44N160E TO 46N173E TO 53N168E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 53N BETWEEN 152W AND 

174W...NW OF A LINE FROM 57N175W TO 65N167W...AND W OF A LINE 

FROM 45N160E TO 47N171E TO 57N176E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 360 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 

FROM 53N174W TO 47N157W...NW OF A LINE FROM 57N176W TO 

65N167W...AND N OF 47N W OF 175E.



.HIGH 47N147W 1038 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 46N152W 1032 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 45N156W 1028 MB. 



.HIGH 42N173E 1027 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 52N167W 1026 MB MOVING NE 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 48N167E 1025 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 49N164E 1025 MB.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 30N131W 1019 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW HIGH 60N165W 1029 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 61N168W 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 1200 UTC FRI AUG 26.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 27.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 28.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 17.1N 115.0W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG

26 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT

GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E

SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO

33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 90

NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM N AND

135 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED

SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 17.4N 117.6W.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE

WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 40

NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER

WITHIN 135 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NW AND 150 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.5N 122.1W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

WITHIN 80 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW

QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180

NM NW AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE

WITHIN 300 NM WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 

SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.5N 127.6W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. 

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.5N 132.8W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. 

.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 17.2N 137.5W. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.



FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE

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

AND INTENSITY.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW PRES NEAR 13.5N133W 1008 MB. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N128W

TO 13N132W TO 09N139W TO 08N133W TO 09N129W TO 13N128W WINDS 20 

KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N135W TO 

10N137W TO 08N139W TO 08N137W TO 08N135W TO 09N135W TO 10N135W S 

TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

16N137W 1006 MB. WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 

SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N132W 

TO 17N135W TO 17N138W TO 10N140W TO 09N136W TO 11N133W TO 

16N132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

17.5N140W 1004 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF 140W WITHIN 60 NM N

AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 19N135W TO 19N139W TO 14N140W TO

11N139W TO 13N135W TO 19N135W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8

TO 10 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N90W TO 09N96W TO 09N100W TO 06N103W

TO 05N99W TO 05N90W TO 07N90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 

SW SWELL.

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



.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 02.5S95.5W TO

02.5S98.5W TO 03.4S104W TO 03.4S92.5W TO 02.5S95.5W WINDS 20 KT

OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03S97.5W TO 03S102W TO

03.4S102.5W TO 03.4S97W TO 03S97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

FT IN SW SWELL.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC FRI AUG 26...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N95W TO 09N100W TO 11N110W...RESUMING FROM 

14N126W

TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13.5N133W TO BEYOND 11N140W. SCATTERED

MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND

105W AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.





.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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



SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC AUG 26 2016.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 27 2016.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC AUG 28 2016.



.WARNINGS. 



.NONE. 



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW NEAR 21N164E 1012 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. TROUGHS FROM LOW TO 

22N175E TO 24N178W...AND FROM LOW TO 12N165E. SCATTERED MODERATE 

TSTMS WITHIN 200 NM S OF TROUGH E OF LOW. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. DEVELOPING FRONT 25N178E TO 

25N167E TO 29N160E. 



.FRONT 30N165W TO 28N175W TO 27N175E NEARLY STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N171W TO 28N180W...DISSIPATING. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS. 



.TROUGH 30N165W TO 23N168W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED TSTMS 

ALONG TROUGH. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 



.TROUGH 14N155W TO 08N158W MOVING W 10 KT AND SLOWING. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N157W TO 07N163W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N157W TO 08N163W. 



.RIDGE 30N156W TO 26N164W MOVING NW SLOWLY. 



.NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 17N AND 12N FROM 153W TO 159W. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST NE WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 165E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N W OF 166E. 



.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REST OF AREA. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N W OF 162E. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 21N W OF 164E. 



.OTHERWISE SEAS 8 FT OR LESS. 



.WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 10N AND 05N W OF 175E. 



.MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N140W TO 12N150W TO 10N155W... CONTINUING 

AS A ITCZ AT 11N160W TO 09N173W TO 09N179E. WIDELY SCATTERED 

MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 200 NM OF MONSOON 

TROUGH AND ITCZ. 



$$ 



.FORECASTER LAU. HONOLULU HI.

