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High Seas Forecast
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582 FZPN01 KWBC 180930 HSFEP1 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 UTC THU JUL 18 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE). THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL JULY 29 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 OFFSHORE AND HIGH SEAS AREAS ONLY. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE VISIT (WEB ADDRESS LOWERCASE) HTTPS://OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/PROPOSED-METERS.PHP FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM). 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 0600 UTC JUL 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JUL 20. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 50N156W 1005 MB MOVING SE 15 KT. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 180 NM E...120 NM AND 300 NM SE...SW AND 60 NM AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 149W AND 164W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 49N148W 1007 MB. FROM 44N TO 53N BETWEEN 142W AND 156W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N143W 1010 MB. FROM 46N TO 53N BETWEEN 138W AND 150W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .LOW 50N163E 998 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. BETWEEN 90 NM AND 300 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 540 NM SE AND 120 NM AND 360 NM S AND SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N170E 999 MB. FROM 50N TO 59N BETWEEN 172W AND 177E AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 360 NM SE...60 NM AND 240 NM SW AND 120 NM AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N174E 999 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S...BETWEEN 60 NM AND 360 NM SW...120 NM AND 300 NM NW QUADRANTS AND FROM 50N TO 62N BETWEEN 168W AND 178E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 48N172E 1005 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. WITHIN 420 NM E OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 40N166E AND FROM 35N TO 40N BETWEEN 177E AND 166E WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 174W AND 176E AND WITHIN 90 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 43N176E TO 35N168E AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 50N175W TO 45N178W TO 40N176E AND WITHIN 180 NM E AND SE OF LINE FROM 40N176E TO 36N172E AREA OF S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .LOW 46N135W 1013 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM E AND SE OF A FRONT FROM THE LOW TO 42N135W TO 38N137W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .E OF A LINE FROM 32N123W TO 38N127W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 31N122W TO 39N126W AREA OF NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NE AND E OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 41N128W AREA OF NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 57N142W 1015 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NE OF A LINE FROM 59N145W TO 56N137W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 41N TO 53N BETWEEN 172W AND 165E...FROM 47N TO 52N BETWEEN 170E AND 164E...FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN 180W AND 170E AND WITHIN 90 NM N AND NE OF A LINE FROM 47N180W TO 45N175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 176W AND 174E...FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN 170W AND 170E AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF A LINE FROM 50N176W TO 46N171W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 43N TO 50N BETWEEN 172W AND 180W...WITHIN 120 NM E AND SE OF A LINE FROM 53N170W TO 50N170W TO 45N165W...FROM 50N TO 58N BETWEEN 170W AND 180W AND N OF 56N W OF 180W. .FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. 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 0600 UTC THU JUL 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 16N126W 1008 MB. WITHIN 18N125W TO 19N125W TO 19N128W TO 18N129W TO 15N129W TO 16N128W TO 18N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 18N129W 1009 MB. WITHIN 20N128W TO 21N128W TO 21N129W TO 20N130W TO 18N131W TO 19N129W TO 20N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. WITHIN 22N132W TO 22N133W TO 20N134W TO 19N134W TO 19N133W TO 20N132W TO 22N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WITHIN 07N97W TO 07N99W TO 07N101W TO 06N102W TO 05N100W TO 05N97W TO 07N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N119W TO 04N120W TO 03N122W TO 02N122W TO 02N120W TO 03N119W TO 04N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 04N119W TO 05N119W TO 05N122W TO 04N123W TO 02N123W TO 03N120W TO 04N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU JUL 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 09N100W TO 08N114W...AND THEN FROM 18N116W TO LOW PRES NEAR 16N126W 1008 MB TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 88W AND 104W. .FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. $$