

970 

FZPN02 KWBC 010525

HSFEPI



HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

0545 UTC THU SEP 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 01. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 02. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 03. 



.WARNINGS. 



...GALE WARNING... 

.COMPLEX LOW WITH ONE CENTER 42N165W 1007 MB MOVING NE 25 KT AND 

A SECOND CENTER 33N177W 1005 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 180 NM 

SE OF A FRONT FROM 44N164W TO 37N169W TO SECOND LOW S TO SW 

WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST 

WATERS WITHIN 360 NM SE OF FRONT FROM 47N160W TO FIRST LOW TO 

SECOND LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW 49N155W 1008 MB WITH SECOND LOW 

40N169W 1007 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW AND 300 

NM SE QUADRANT OF SECOND LOW S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 

TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 

FIRST LOW TO 44N152W TO 38N166W TO 32N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW 49N146W 1018 MB WITH SECOND LOW 

49N161W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 

48N159W TO 44N157W TO 34N170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.LOW 47N168E 997 MB MOVING SE 20 KT WITH SECOND LOW 51N176E 993 

MB MOVING S 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM W QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW WINDS 

25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS NW 

OF A LINE FROM 55N167W TO SECOND LOW TO FIRST LOW AND FROM 40N 

TO 47N BETWEEN 173E AND 160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST LOW DISSIPATED WITH SECOND LOW 47N177E 

989 MB AND NEW LOW 44N175E 992 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND 360 NM SW 

QUADRANT OF NEW LOW...AND N OF 40N W OF 170E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 

SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 35N TO 51N BETWEEN 172W AND 175E 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N179W 991 MB WITH NEW LOW DISSIPATED. 

WITHIN 660 NM N...600 NM E...780 NM S...AND 840 NM W QUADRANTS 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.LOW 52N133W 1008 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 

WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N130W 1011 MB. WITHIN 240 NM W 

QUADRANT...AND FROM 43N TO 45N BETWEEN 137W AND 141W WINDS 20 TO 

30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND. FROM 40N TO 43N BETWEEN 138W AND 

150W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W AREA 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 40N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W AREA OF 

NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 



.24 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF A LINE FROM 58N176E 

TO 64N168W TO 65N167W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN SECOND GALE WARNING 

ABOVE W OF A LINE FROM 60N175W TO 65N170W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS TO 10 FT.



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

WATERS WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 48N179W TO 

59N173W AND WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 46N167W TO 54N164W TO 

48N148W TO 42N164W TO 46N167W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 59N180W TO 

46N179W TO 46N145W TO 50N147W TO 61N177W TO 59N180W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 42N TO 52N BETWEEN 147W TO 165W 

AND FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 163W AND 179W.



.HIGH 38N145W 1031 MB MOVING SW 05 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N147W 1029 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N149W 1030 MB. 



.HIGH 55N151W 1019 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 52N143W 1019 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N138W 1021 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 THU SEP 01.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI SEP 02.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT SEP 03.



.WARNINGS.



...HURRICANE WARNING...



...HURRICANE WARNING...

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 141.2W 959 MB AT 0300 UTC SEP 01

MOVING W AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...70 NM SE

QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210

NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND

300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM

NE...150 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH SEAS TO 42 FT.

REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER WEST OF THE AREA. OVER

FORECAST WATERS FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 139W E WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

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



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 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS 20

KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W SW WIND

20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 107W

AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W WINDS 20

TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 111W AND

125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.



.FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W SW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.

SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0345 UTC WED AUG 31...



.HURRICANE LESTER...NUMEROUS MODERATE OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM

17N TO 20N W OF 139W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH FROM 13N98W TO 13N110W TO 10N120W TO 13N133W.

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 15N E OF 100W.

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 140W.





.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

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



SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SEP 01 2016.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 02 2016.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SEP 03 2016.



.WARNINGS. 



...HURRICANE WARNING... 

.HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.2N 141.2W AT 01/0300Z 959 MB MOVING W 

12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. WINDS 34 KT 

OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM 

SW QUADRANT...80 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM 

NE...150 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER 

WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 210 NM NE 

QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM 

NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 42 FT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 

TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 18.9N 145.5W. MAXIMUM 

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

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

QUADRANT...90 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

180 NM NE...90 NM SE... 90 NM SW...240 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 

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

QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT...360 NM NW QUADRANT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 20.3N 150.5W. MAXIMUM 

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

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

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

WITHIN 210 NM NE... 90 NM SE...90 NM SW...240 NM NW QUADRANT. 

SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE 

QUADRANT...300 NM SW QUADRANT...360 NM NW QUADRANT. 

.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LESTER NEAR 21.9N 155.9W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 

GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 

.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 23.2N 159.5W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. 

.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM LESTER NEAR 25.0N 164.0W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 18.0N 155.1W AT 01/0300Z MOVING 

WSW 10 KT. 998 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 75 KT. 

WINDS 34 KT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...15 NM NE 

QUADRANT...15 NM SW QUADRANT...60 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 

KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER NE SEMICIRCLE...150 NM OF 

CENTER SW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 200 NM NE 

QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...200 NM NW 

QUADRANT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF 

CENTER NE QUADRANT...60 NM REMAINING QUADRANTS. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM MADELINE NEAR 17.5N 159.1W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. WINDS 34 KT OR 

GREATER 80 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT...10 NM SE QUADRANT...10 NM SW 

QUADRANT... 50 NM NW QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT ELSEWHERE 

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

GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW 

QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 

.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION MADELINE NEAR 17.4N 

164.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS 34 KT 

OR GREATER WITHIN 70 NM N SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. 

.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION 17.6N 174.1W. MAXIMUM 

SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR 

GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. 

.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL MADELINE NEAR 18.0N 173.2W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. 

.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL MADELINE NEAR 18.4N 177.1W. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 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. 



.LOW NEAR 15N168W 1010 MB MOVING W 15 KT. ISOLATED MODERATE 

TSTMS WITHIN 600 NM OF LOW CENTER. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 15N172W 1011 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. 



.COLD FRONT FROM 30N178W TO 27N176E TO 26N168E THENCE A WARM 

FRONT TO 27N160E. COLD FRONT MOVING E SLOWLY. WARM FRONT MOVING 

N 10 KT. WIND 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N WITHIN 

240 NM E OF FRONT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 

NM S AND E OF COLD FRONT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N176W TO 28N172E TO 30N162E. 

ASSOCIATED WINDS DIMINISHED TO 20 KT OR LESS OVER FORECAST 

WATERS. ASSOCIATED SEAS INCLUDED BELOW. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N172E TO 

24N164E. 



.RIDGE FROM 30N163W TO 11N169W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N163W TO 18N169W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE FROM 30N163W TO 22N173W. 



.OTHERWISE AND ELSEWHERE...WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 27N TO 

20N BETWEEN 160W AND 140W. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 27N TO 20N 

BETWEEN 165W AND 140W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 27N TO 20N 

BETWEEN 170W AND 140W. 



.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. 



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

BOUND BY 30N152W 25N140W 11N140W 16N160W 25N165W 30N152W. 

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

30N173W 28N150W 28N140W 18N140W 13N148W 23N167W 30N173W. 

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

29N168W 30N150W 22N143W 14N156W 22N170W 29N168W. 



.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER REMAINDER FORECAST AREA. 



.MONSOON TROUGH 10N148W TO 10N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS 

WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH AXIS. 



.ITCZ FROM 06N163W TO 07N178W TO 05N174W TO 06N167W. SCATTERED 

STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ. ISOLATED 

MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 00N BETWEEN 160E 

AND 175E. 



$$ 



.FORECASTER BEDAL. HONOLULU HI.

