NWS Forecast

FZPN01 KWBC 140405
HSFEP1

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC TUE FEB 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT
TO 50N 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING

.LOW 45N174W 944 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. WITHIN 240 NM S AND 120 NM
W QUADRANTS WINDS 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 22 TO 36 FT...EXCEPT W
QUADRANT 18 TO 26 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM W AND 300 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 30 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 22 FT NW OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE
FROM 40N TO 51N BETWEEN 156W AND 167W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12
TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N170W 947 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE QUADRANT
AND BETWEEN 180 AND 300 NM W QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22
TO 34 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 20 FT W QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360
NM E...540 NM S...360 NM W AND 420 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40
KT. SEAS 14 TO 30 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 16 FT N AND W OF CENTER.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N170W 950 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM
E...540 NM S...480 NM W AND 240 NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.

GALE WARNING

.FROM 31N TO 36N BETWEEN 173W AND 173E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
18 TO 34 KT. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N W OF 172W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 22 TO 30 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 22 FT E OF 176W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN A LINE FROM 30N172W TO 44N162W AND A
LINE FROM 30N176E TO 44N166E...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N158W 989 MB. WITHIN 360 NM S QUADRANT
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 39N TO 48N
BETWEEN 150W AND 161W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT.

GALE WARNING

.FRONT EXTENDS FROM 60N149W TO LOW AT 51N137W. WITHIN 240 NM NE
OF FRONT N OF 56N SE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E AND W OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

GALE WARNING

.FROM 32N TO 41N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 390N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W AREA OF
NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 36N E BETWEEN 119W AND 123W AREA
OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.

GALE WARNING

.LOW 51N137W 1002 MB MOVING SE 35 KT. WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE
W OF 133W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW WELL INLAND. WITHIN 180 NM SW OF A LINE
FROM 46N125W TO 48N132W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT
IN W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

GALE WARNING

.FROM 44N TO 46N W OF 164E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 46N W OF 178W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13
TO 22 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 360 NM SW OF A LINE FROM 46N167E TO
51N162E NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 49N BETWEEN 180 AND 170E WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL.

GALE WARNING

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 33N160E 1009 MB. FROM 30N TO 33N W OF 167E
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 34N176W 1009 MB. FRONT TO EXTEND NE FROM
LOW TO 37N170W AND SW FROM LOW TO 31N172E TO 33N160E. BETWEEN
FRONT AND 30N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.

GALE WARNING

.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 160E AND A LINE FROM 47N160E TO
41N166E TO 37N164E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 55N169E 985 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N169E 986 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N170E. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 34N TO 43N
BETWEEN 152W AND 165W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 37N TO 52N BETWEEN 142W AND
153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 39N TO 49N BETWEEN 134W AND
140W.

.HIGH 42N144W 1024 MB MOVING E 15 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 43N134W 1034 MB.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 46N124W 1026 MB.

.HIGH 31N143W 1028 MB STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N138W 1028 MB.

.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 35N174E 1014 MB.

.FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 135W AND FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN
125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO
00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 121W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 121W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N100W...EXCEPT S OF 05N W OF 110W...
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM
10N TO 22N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N W OF
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 04N81W
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE FEB 14...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 01N82W TO 05N94W TO
05N114W TO 01N128W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 01N128W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

FORECASTER LEWITSKY