GMDSS_METAREA12_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FZPN02 KWBC 121700 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1745 UTC FRI MAR 12 2010 CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 50N160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 14. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .LOW 51N170W 967 MB MOVING E 20 KT WITH FRONT FROM LOW TO 48N161W TO 34N177E. BETWEEN 300 NM NW AND 660 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. ALSO WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 32N TO 51N BETWEEN 151W AND 166E...AND WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 720 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N157W 961 MB. BETWEEN 360 NM AND 540 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 TO 32 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 52N156W 961 MB WITH FRONT FROM LOW TO 49N140W TO 31N167W. FROM 41N TO 47N BETWEEN 158W AND 166W WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 300 NM AND 720 NM S...240 NM AND 540 NM REMAINDER SW QUADRANTS...AND N OF 40N WITHIN 240 NM NE AND E OF FRONT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT...EXCEPT IN N AND NE SEMICIRCLES 10 TO 20 FT. ALSO FROM 32N TO 59N BETWEEN 132W AND 178E WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT N OF 50N 8 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 53N151W 969 MB WITH FRONT FROM LOW TO 59N148W TO 50N133W TO 33N145W. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 420 NM S...AND 120 NM AND 540 NM W QUADRANTS...AND FROM 48N TO 55N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 34 FT...HIGHEST S OF THE LOW. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT...AND FROM 34N TO 59N BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 171W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 33 FT...EXCEPT N OF LOW 12 TO 22 FT. ...GALE WARNING... .COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 47N133W 994 MB MOVING NE 20 KT. FROM 36N TO 50N BETWEEN 124W AND 143W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. ALSO FROM 50N TO 55N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST MERGED LOW JUST INLAND 49N123W 1010 MB. FROM 38N TO 50N E OF 132W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ABOVE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. ...GALE WARNING... .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 52N146E 973 MB. N OF 40N W OF 164E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW W OF AREA 52N156E 980 MB. FROM 37N TO 58N W OF 178E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF A LINE FROM 56N154W TO 51N180W TO 53N171E. .24 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NE OF A LINE FROM 57N155W TO 52N178W TO 55N170E. .48 HOUR FORECAST MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 52N BETWEEN 158W AND 172W. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 36N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 38N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 37N TO 49N BETWEEN 158W AND 168W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 40N TO 50N BETWEEN 139W AND 148W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 47N TO 51N BETWEEN 129W AND 132W. .HIGH 33N150W 1026 MB MOVING E 35 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N133W 1026 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 33N130W 1025 MB. .24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 40N170E 1037 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 37N178W 1036 MB. .48 HOUR FORECAST HIGH 60N174W 1022 MB. .FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER MIAMI FL E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 119W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS. N OF 24N E OF 119W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 124W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N WATERS BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. .FROM 16N TO 22N E OF 109W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 107W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAR 12... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 04N95W TO 05N110W TO 04N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 130-150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 135 NM N OF AXIS W OF 135W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER. .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MAR 12 2010. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 13 2010. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MAR 14 2010. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N170E TO 27N160E MOVING E 45 KT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N168W TO 28N177E TO 28N160E. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N150W TO 25N159W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT FROM 30N164E TO 28N160E. .TROUGH FROM 02N160E TO 00N171E NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED STRONG TSTMS S OF 04S W OF 166E. .RIDGE FROM 30N163W TO 26N160E MOVING E 35 KT AND ERODING FROM THE W. .WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 08N AND 18N E OF 180E...AND BETWEEN 04N AND 08N BOUNDED BY 150W AND 160W. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 08N AND 18N E OF 180E...AND BETWEEN 15N AND 20N W OF 180W. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 08N AND 16N E OF 180W...AND BETWEEN 06N AND 22N W OF 180E. .OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .SEAS 8 FT OR LESS N OF 26N BETWEEN 160W AND 165E...S OF 08N W OF 170E. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT REST OF AREA. .24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT OR LESS S OF A LINE FROM 09N160E TO 00N165W...AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 160W AND 180W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. .48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 FT OR LESS S OF A LINE FROM 07N160E TO 00N174W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT REST OF AREA. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS S OF 06N BETWEEN 158W AND 177E. .ITCZ FROM 04N140W TO 04N146W TO 01N152W TO 01N157W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS BETWEEN THE ITCZ AND 04N W OF 150W. $$ .HONOLULU.= ==========