HIGH SEAS FORECAST PACIFIC N OF 30N AND E OF A LINE FROM
BERING STRAIT TO 50N 160E
FZPN01 KWBC 050941
HSFEP1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC SUN FEB 05 2012
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.
SECURITE
PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT
TO 50N 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FEB 07.
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 40N166E 998 MB MOVING E 40 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SE AND 240 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
30N TO 41N BETWEEN 173E AND 160E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N172W 977 MB. WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW
EXCEPT 540 NM S QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 165W AND 165E WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 26 FT...HIGHEST SW OF THE LOW CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N158W 973 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 720 NM SE AND 420 NM E AND NE QUADRANTS
AND FROM 30N TO 45N BETWEEN 158W AND 175E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 28 FT...HIGHEST S AND SW OF THE LOW CENTER.
...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 31N143W 991 MB MOVING N 25 KT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 135W AND 145W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 41N145W 967 MB. WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 50N BETWEEN 130W AND 150W AND FROM 30N TO
40N BETWEEN 150W AND 157W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N144W 969 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE
LOW TO 40N128W TO 35N126W TO 30N128W. WITHIN 660 NM NW...780 NM
N...600 NM NE...AND 360 NM S QUADRANTS AND ALSO WITHIN 300 NM
EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24
FT...EXCEPT E OF THE FRONT 8 TO 18 FT.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 53N169W 970 MB MOVING N 10 KT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 56N166W
TO 50N157W TO 43N154W TO 30N155W. WITHIN 780 NM S AND 540 NM W
AND NW QUADRANTS...300 NM NE AND E OF THE FRONT...AND FROM 30N
TO 40N BETWEEN 154W AND 178W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20
FT...EXCEPT IN S QUADRANT 16 TO 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N169W 970 MB. OVER ICE FREE FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM S SEMICIRCLE...480 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 240
NM NE AND E OF A FRONT FROM 56N157W TO 50N150W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N168W 998 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 52N147W 996 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. EXCEPT WHERE DESCRIBED
ABOVE WITH LOW 53N169W WITHIN 540 NM N QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 48N135W 992 MB MOVING N 15 KT. FROM 46N TO 56N BETWEEN 126W
AND 138W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N138W 1006 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND NE
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE WATERS N OF 56N
W OF 173W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N
BETWEEN 168W AND 173W.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 49N171E 997 MB MOVING SE 30 KT. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY LOW 40N172W WITH CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 54N178E 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE AND W
QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.DENSE FOG. 48 HOUR FORECAST VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM
WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 55N153W TO 46N138W.
.HIGH 41N134W 1016 MB MOVING NE 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 34N166E 1028 MB.
.FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.
SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 5.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 6.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 7.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.LOW PRES NW OF AREA NEAR 32N143W. OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 26N
W OF 136W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GALE FORCE WINDS N OF AREA.
...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF 133W S WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 10N129W
TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 131W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 27N114W TO
10N122W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28N140W. N OF 23N W OF
130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 25N112W TO 09N120W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT W
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF
FRONT TO 127W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 25N131W TO 20N140W. N OF
23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 24N WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N123W TO 23N126W
TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N101W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN FEB 5...
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 07N81W TO 05N97W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N97W TO
04N104W TO 07N130W TO BEYOND 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
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FORECASTER MUNDELL
