Expires:No;;529694
FZPN01 KWBC 221558
HSFEP1
HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 
1630 UTC WED MAY 22 2013 
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS 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 1200 UTC MAY 22. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 23. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAY 24. 
.WARNINGS. 
...GALE WARNING... 
.FROM 30N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W AREA OF N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 39N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W AREA OF 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 31N TO 39N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW 51N128W 1007 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 420 NM W QUADRANT 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N129W 1008 MB. WITHIN 420 NM W QUADRANT 
WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N127W 1010 MB. WITHIN 360 NM W AND SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
...GALE WARNING... 
.LOW 38N165E 1002 MB WILL MOVE E 30 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E AND 300 
NM N QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 40N177W 1003 MB. WITHIN 480 NM S AND 360 
NM E QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 47N172W 1000 MB. WITHIN 420 NM E AND 360 
NM N QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 
.FROM 40N TO 48N E OF 130W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 48N W OF 126W AREA OF N WINDS TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 40N TO 48N E OF 126W 
AREA OF WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 46N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W NW WINDS 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.LOW 61N170W 1000 MB MOVING N 10 KT WILL TURN NW IN 06 HOURS. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SW AND W QUADRANTS AND FROM 
50N TO 60N BETWEEN 152W AND 167W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NW OF AREA WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 138W AND 164W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 35N BETWEEN 145W AND 156W AREA OF 
E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. 
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 36N TO 58N 
BETWEEN 152W TO 165W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 36N TO 46N BETWEEN 151W AND 
171W...FROM 46N TO 56N BETWEEN 145W AND 155W AND FROM 32N TO 39N 
BETWEEN 176W AND 171E. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 33N TO 52N BETWEEN 152W AND 
180WW AND FROM 46N TO 54N BETWEEN 140W AND 152W. 
.HIGH 44N145W 1036 MB MOVING S 10 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N143W 1032 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 38N144W 1030 MB. 
.HIGH 47N177E 1021 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 49N175E 1014 MB. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 51N151W 1022 MB. 
.FORECASTER MCRANDAL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 24.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
N TO NE WINDS W OF 126W. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N119W TO 26N130W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 118.5W AND 126W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 28N116W TO 24.5N120W TO 26N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW TO N 
SWELL E OF 120W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 22N111W 
TO 17N121W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF 126W SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF 126W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND 
NE SWELL.
.TROUGH FROM 09N135W TO 13N130W. N OF 12.5N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 129W AND 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 
129W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N138W TO 13N134W. N OF 11N 
WITHIN 240 NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N142W TO 13N140W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 12.5N WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.S OF LINE FROM 00N94.5W TO 10N98W TO 10N110W TO 00N126W    
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
CONVECTION DESCRIBED W OF 98W VALID 1330 UTC WED MAY 22... 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W TO 
12.5N90W TO 13N100W TO 09.5N115W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 07.5N123W TO 11.5N131W TO 03.5N140W. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 210 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 98W 
AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 128W AND 135W. 
$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.