FZPN01 KWBC 120932

HSFEP1



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 UTC WED SEP 12 2018



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.



SEE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLANNED INMARSAT I-3 TO I-4 MIGRATION

IN 2018 AT OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/GMDSS_NOTICE.PHP (LOWERCASE).



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 SEP 12.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 13.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SEP 14.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 43N179W 990 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. WITHIN 720 NM N AND

NE...780 NM SE...AND 240 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS

9 TO 18 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N179W 998 MB. WITHIN 780 NM NE AND 720

NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF A

LINE FROM 64N172W TO 61N166W AREA OF E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT.

SEAS TO 8 FT.



...GALE WARNING...

.LOW 48N165E 1002 MB MOVING SE 15 KT AND TURNING NE AFTER 24

HOURS. OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 36N TO 50N W OF 165E WINDS 25

TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 44N173E 994 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S...540 NM

SW...AND 600 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 21

FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N177E 992 MB. WITHIN 540 NM E...660

NM S...720 NM SW...AND 420 NM W QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.

SEAS 10 TO 19 FT.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.OVER FORECAST WATERS FROM 32N TO 40N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W AREA

OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 39N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W AREA OF

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W AREA OF

NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.LOW 48N126W 1013 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 360 NM SW AND 420

NM W QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N126W 1013 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS

DIMINISHED.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED.



.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 56N155W TO

50N149W TO 44N148W AREA TO W TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.



.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 42N TO 53N

BETWEEN 159W AND 176E AND FROM 55N TO 59N BETWEEN 164W AND 174W

AND FROM 47N TO 53N BETWEEN 172E AND 165E.

.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE

FROM 62N171W TO 52N155W TO 40N166W TO 52N168E TO 62N171W.

.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE

FROM 64N170W TO 54N150W TO 41N167W TO 53N172E TO 64N170W.



.HIGH 44N150W 1031 MB MOVING NW 05 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 46N153W 1033 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N153W 1032 MB.



.HIGH 60N168W 1029 MB MOVING NE 10 KT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 64N164W 1027 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH DISSIPATED.



.FORECASTER BELL. 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 WED SEP 12.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 13.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 14.



.WARNINGS.



.NONE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE PAUL NEAR 22.3N 127.4W 1005 MB AT 0900

UTC SEP 12 MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 240 NM NW AND N QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO

30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 124W WINDS

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 22.4N

130.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 150 NM

NW AND N QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE

FROM 21N TO 27N BETWEEN 129W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8

TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 22.3N

131.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 240 NM

NW AND N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED

SWELL.

.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW PAUL NEAR 21.8N

132.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED

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

.96 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.



.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9

FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

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



.S OF A LINE FROM 00N80W TO 09N100W TO 09N112W TO 00N130W...

EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO

10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 06N80W TO 11N90W TO 11N110W

TO 00N126W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR

LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED SEP 12...



.POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE PAUL...NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.



.TROUGH FROM 15N108W TO 23N107W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED

STRONG FROM 20N TO 24N E OF TROUGH AND FROM 17N TO 21N W OF

TROUGH TO 121W.



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N76W TO 11N95W TO 13N110W TO

16N115W THEN RESUMES FROM 17N127W TO 12N140W. SCATTERED

MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 93W...

FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W...AND ALSO FROM 10N TO 12N

BETWEEN 129W AND 133W.



$$

.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.


Source: OPC N Pacific High Seas Forecast