FZPN02 KWBC 120525
HSFEPI 0545
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC SAT OCT 12 2024
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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
[email protected](LOWERCASE).
FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 16 2024 ON A PROPOSAL TO REPLACE FEET WITH METERS WHEN
DESCRIBING SEAS IN A VARIETY OF NATIONAL MARINE CENTER TEXT AND
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY.
TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE)
HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP
FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 12 FEET OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH,
AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER
CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO
PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.
SECURITE
PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT
TO 50N 160E
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 14.
.WARNINGS.
…STORM WARNING…
.COMPLEX LOW WITH FIRST CENTER 55N161W 961 MB MOVING SE 15 KT AND
SECOND CENTER 58N154W 973 MB MOVING SW 10 KT THEN TURNING S.
WITHIN 660 NM NW QUADRANT AND 840 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF FIRST
CENTER…AND WITHIN 300 NM NE OF A FRONT EXTENDING FROM SECOND
CENTER TO 58N150W TO 53N144W TO 47N137W WINDS 45 TO 60
KT…HIGHEST NE AND E OF SECOND CENTER. SEAS 18 TO 29 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 38N BETWEEN 148W AND 178W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT. ALSO N OF 35N BETWEEN 150W AND 180W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN A MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMBINED LOW 53N152W 964 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE
QUADRANT…BETWEEN 300 NM AND 600 NM SW QUADRANT…N OF 50N
BETWEEN 160W AND 173W…AND N OF 50N E OF 133W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 29 FT…HIGHEST S OF CENTER…EXCEPT IN THE HECATE
STRAIT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 540 NM NE AND 720 NM SE
QUADRANTS…AND WITHIN 1020 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 56N152W 976 MB. WITHIN 660 NM SE
QUADRANT…WITHIN 660 NM SW SEMICIRCLE…N OF 48N BETWEEN 126W
AND 130W…AND N OF 53N BETWEEN 163W AND 171W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT…HIGHEST S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 39N
BETWEEN 125W AND 173W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
…STORM WARNING…
.06 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 54N143W 979 MB. WITHIN 300 NM N AND E
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 40 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 32 FT…HIGHEST N AND
NE OF CENTER.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW INLAND 61N152W 974 MB. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
BY LOW 53N152W ABOVE.
…GALE WARNING…
.LOW W OF AREA 48N154E 980 MB MOVING NE 15 KT. FROM 42N TO 52N W
OF 172E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 170E
AND FROM 40N TO 53N W OF 177E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N163E 994 MB. N OF 45N W OF 174E WINDS 25
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NW OF AREA 53N162W
994 MB. N OF 43N W OF 179E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
A MIXED SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 43N143W 1002 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 32N TO 47N BETWEEN
124W AND 140W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY LOW
53N152W IN WARNINGS SECTION ABOVE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 42N176E 1008 MB. FROM 34N TO 46N
BETWEEN 175W AND 170E…AND FROM 33N TO 40N W OF 177E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 38N171W 1009 MB. FROM 34N TO 42N BETWEEN
165W AND 176E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 37N163E 1012 MB. S OF 40N W OF 166E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 47N TO 55N
BETWEEN 140W AND 145W…FROM 52N TO 58N BETWEEN 160W AND
168W…AND FROM 41N TO 45N BETWEEN 171E AND 176E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 54N TO 60N BETWEEN 160W AND
167W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
.FORECASTER ANDERSON. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NWS 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 SAT OCT 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN OCT 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON OCT 14.
.WARNINGS.
…GALE WARNING…
.WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N95W
TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC…
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO 16N94W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 09N100W TO 09N99W TO
11N95W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING
N TO NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC…N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT IN MERGING N AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
16N95W TO 09N105W TO 10N111W TO 04N116W TO 02N111W TO 05N92W TO
16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING N TO NE
AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N96W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W…INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC…
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MERGING N AND S
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N95W TO 09N105W TO 11N110W TO 05N114W
TO 03N109W TO 06N90W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN MERGING N TO NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W…
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC…N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N95W TO 16N96W TO 10N103W TO
05N102W TO 04N99W TO 07N89W TO 09N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29.5N140W TO 29.5N139.5W TO
30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N128W TO 30N137W TO 28N136W TO
28N133W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N116W TO 30N122W TO 26N126W TO
25N125W TO 25N121W TO 27N117W TO 29N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.WITHIN 08N106W TO 10N122W TO 00N127W TO 03.4S120W TO 03.4S95W
TO 08N106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH SEAS FROM TEHUANTEPEC
AND ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT OCT 12…
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH…
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 11.5N74W TO 10.5N88W TO
09N120W THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AND CONTINUES TO 09N132W TO
BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION FROM 06.N TO 11N E OF 106W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 106W AND 127W.
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC OCT 12 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 13 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC OCT 14 2024.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WEAK FRONT 30N146W 29N154W 30N158W MOVING E SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 30N146W 28N153W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENED TO A TROUGH 28N151W 24N157W.
.TROUGH 24N140W 19N145W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH 24N143W 21N147W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATED.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW WEAK FRONT 30N164W 30N170W
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK FRONT 30N154W 28N160W 30N172W.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF A LINE 30N144W 25N158W
26N167W.
.SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
.ITCZ 07N140W 10N149W 13N155W 06N179E 09N166E. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ W OF 165W. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 20N TO 26N
BETWEEN 171E AND 164E. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
S OF 20N W OF 175E…AND FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 163W
AND 171W.
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.FORECASTER TSAMOUS. HONOLULU HI.
UUID 5A9C1958-885A-11EF-A1EB-0AFB0A260000 TX 1
