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HIGH SEAS FORECAST 

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 

1745 UTC WED MAR 10 2010 



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 



PAN PAN 



PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT TO 

50N160E 



SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 10. 

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 11. 

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 12. 



.WARNINGS. 



...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... 

.LOW 50N146W 970 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W AND 600 NM 

S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. WITHIN 

180 NM N AND 240 NM NE QUADRANTS...AND 480 NM SE SEMICIRCLE 

WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 37N TO 54N 

BETWEEN 133W AND 162W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N137W 957 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND W 

QUADRANTS WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 38 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER 

FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 480 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 

360 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT. 

ELSEWHERE N OF 37N E OF 145W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 



...STORM WARNING... 

.LOW 55N163W 993 MB MOVING E 25 KT. FROM 120 NM TO 540 NM SW 

QUADRANT AND FROM 43N TO 48N BETWEEN 165W AND 173W WINDS 35 TO 

50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER AND 

WITHIN 660 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 55N170E TO 44N180W TO 40N163W 

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW ABSORBED BY LOW 56N137W MENTIONED ABOVE. 

FROM 38N TO 51N BETWEEN 145W TO 157W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 

SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 145W AND NE OF A LINE FROM 

52N170W TO 38N154W TO 38N145W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 46N133W 990 MB. WITHIN 480 NM SE...420 

NM S...AND 300 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 

FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 36N TO 50N E OF 142W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 

15 TO 25 FT.



...STORM WARNING... 

.WITHIN 180 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 40N160E TO 36N169E E TO SE 

WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 45N W 

OF 170E AND FROM 34N TO 40N BETWEEN 177E AND 170E WINDS 20 TO 30 

KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 46N160E 978 MB. FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW TO 

48N166E TO 45N175E TO 40N168E TO 33N160E. FROM 38N TO 45N W OF 

166E SW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 

FRONT...WITHIN 240 NM NE OF FRONT W OF 175E...WITHIN 420 NM E 

AND SE OF FRONT FROM 41N TO 45N...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT 

FROM 35N TO 41N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ALSO 

ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 54N169E TO 43N171E TO 36N171E TO 

30N160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N172W 969 MB. FROM 240 NM TO 480 NM SW 

QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. FROM 38N TO 45N 

BETWEEN 180W AND 170E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 34 FT. 

ELSEWHERE FROM 33N TO 58N W OF 160W...FROM 60 NM TO 420 NM 

NW...AND FROM 60 NM TO 300 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 

SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. ALSO ELSEWHERE FROM 34N TO 50N BETWEEN 151W TO 

166E...AND FROM 50N TO 56N W OF 159W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 

TO 16 FT.



...GALE WARNING... 

.S OF 36N E OF 124W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 

SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.



...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... 

.MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS 

N OF A LINE FROM 57N154W TO 54N168W TO 58N178W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE 

FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 59N150W TO 57N150W TO 53N160W 

TO 59N178W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER ICE FREE 

FORECAST WATERS N OF A LINE FROM 59N150W TO 56N155W TO 54N174W 

TO 57N174W.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 50N 

BETWEEN 140W AND 147W.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVED. 



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 36N TO 40N W 

OF 165E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 48N BETWEEN 175W AND 166E.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 37N TO 48N BETWEEN 157W AND 167W.



.HIGH 40N180W 1035 MB MOVING SE 35 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 36N164W 1033 MB. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 32N152W 1027 MB. 



.HIGH 30N141W 1032 MB STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH MOVED S OF AREA. 



.HIGH 32N158W 1033 MB STATIONARY. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.HIGH 32N170W 1032 MB MOVING SW 10 KT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED. 



.FORECASTER LEWITSKY/MCRANDAL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W



SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 10.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 11.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 12.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.N OF 23N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT 

IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 19N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 

20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 27N E OF 111W...INCLUDING THE GULF 

OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO NW 

SWELL...HIGHEST S.



.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 110W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 

13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 

CALIFORNIA TO 08N93W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 

10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 

KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN 

TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 16N101W TO 00N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 

KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 

KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 103W WINDS LESS 

THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.



.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT 

WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.



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



.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 10...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N84W TO 06N115W TO 

04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 180 NM S 

OF AXIS BETWEEN 77W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 

WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 130W. 

ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 137W AND 140W.



$$

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.